The race for the best self-driving car is on, and it’s going to be a wild ride from here until 2020. Toyota is in full gear to design the best autonomous driving technology possible alongside artificial intelligence. Ford is teaming up with Google to upgrade the Google self-driving car. Renault-Nissan just announced their intention to release 10 self-driving cars by 2020. Needless to say, it’s going to be an exciting 4 years.
Toyota, Self-Driving Cars and Artificial Intelligence
At the Consumer Electronics Show, Toyota announced that it had hired staff from prominent robotics teams (including Google’s) to develop artificial intelligence and advanced robotics. The company has its eyes set on developing robots that can assist people at home. Although this is somewhat withdrawn from their better-known line of business, it’s not like there aren’t benefits for their cars as well. Inevitably, Toyota will find themselves wanting to design their own autonomous cars alongside the development of advanced AI and home robots.
Ford and Google Bring the Google Self-Driving Car to the Consumer Market
The Google Self-Driving Car has been boasting about crossing milestones of total distance driven, and they just took the next step. The company recently announced a partnership with Ford to possibly develop a self-driving car for the consumer market. Ford, who had a very poor year in terms of sales in 2015, seems like it will take full advantage of the joint venture. There aren’t many details available on the projects they will pursue, but it will likely be as exciting as anything Google partakes in can be.
Even Uber And Lyft Will Be Employing Self-Driving Cars
Many car makers have announced plans for self-driving vehicles in the next 5-10 years. These include Apple, Google, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and even Amazon. And naturally, companies that benefit from these announcements are making some declarations of their own. Uber has expressed that it will employ autonomous cars as soon as they are available on the market. This is a natural step, although it has received a lot of criticism.
The truth is that self-driving cars are the future. There’s no way they can be stopped from getting made or widespread. Self-driving cars cut costs for companies and buyers, and although it may cut a few jobs, it is undoubtedly the safest option to avoid accidents.
