Self-driving vehicles: current status of development and technical challenges to overcome

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are the alternative solution for mobility in the future. The first major benefit of the self-driving cars would be the safety. Human errors cause most of the car incidents. Self-driving cars could improve public transportation services and decrease auto ownership because personal car won’t be necessary anymore. Self-driving car can be a solution to reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2). There are also some challenges to overcome: self-driving cars cannot operate very good in bad weather conditions and the legislative structure needs to be defined in case of any incident. This article presents the current status of this technology and what are the challenges of implementing intelligent systems that allow the handling of a vehicle without human intervention.