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The co-pilot takes over with driverless cars

Published 29 October 2017
By Dominic Tobin
The key to a driverless future is artificial intelligence, which will enable self-driving cars to take decisions like a human.
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Published 10 February 2015
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News: Google’s driverless car to hit public roads...

Driverless cars took a step closer to reality as Google unveiled the “production version” of its autonomous machine...
Published 29 December 2014
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News: Driverless cars to be tested in Britain. Scapegoats...

Tests of driverless cars will begin on UK roads next year but the motor industry has let slip a key condition: they will still need drivers...
Published 05 August 2014
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Exclusive: Ford says fully autonomous cars may never...

It may have created the family car without a B-post and the boot release that works by waggling your foot, but Ford says a car that drives itself...
Published 25 July 2014
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Sunny side up: The world's first solar-powered family...

The first solar-powered family car has hit Britain's streets. Driving hitches a ride but can he detect the warm glow of the future?
Published 23 July 2014
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News: Nissan reveals new autonomous tech but “look...

If you think that soon we’ll be putting our feet up while our cars do the driving, the boss of Nissan has some good – and bad – news...
Published 18 July 2014