Some proponents of self-driving cars have predicted that they would be available to consumers this decade. After all, Google already has a fleet of functional vehicles that can move through traffic without a human driver, and big automakers have developed autonomous vehicles as well. However, other experts now say that such vehicles may not be sold to the public until 2025.<\/p>\n
Experts predicted the 2025 availability date at the 2013 Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress, according to the Detroit News. The SAE issues standards that affect every aspect of car design. Panelists at the conference said that \u201csemiautonomous\u201d vehicle technology, which combines steering and vehicle-detection systems to keep cars in the lane and far enough away from the vehicle in front of them, would be available much sooner.<\/p>\n
Much of the debate about self-driving cars centers on the potential for distracted driving. In theory, autonomous vehicles have the potential to greatly reduce (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Some proponents of self-driving cars have predicted that they would be available to consumers this decade. After all, Google already has a fleet of functional vehicles that can move through traffic without a human driver, and big automakers have developed…<\/span><\/p>\n