Self-Driving Cars to Total 20 Million in 10 Years
A new study forecasts almost 20 million fully autonomous or self-driving vehicles on the road in 10 years, by 2025, with consumer adoption set to take off in 2021.
According to the report, issued by Juniper Research, leading up to greater acceptance, usage of ADAS (Advanced Driving Assistance System) technologies such as adaptive cruise control and automated braking will become key.
It argued that these systems will serve to prepare drivers for the psychological change from the role of driving a car to operating a driverless car.
Interestingly enough, the group cited the top five most promising players in the driverless car sector as:
- Volvo
- Daimler
- Tesla
- Apple
Google was ranked as the most promising player having been in development the longest and having logged the highest amount of autonomous miles on public roads.
The research noted that concerns over the decision making capabilities of these systems have been raised.
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