A driverless car will require some crazy technology for them to work. There is a lot of different things that go on when a car is driving itself. Some of the major pieces are radio waves(RADAR), laser beams(LIDAR), and sound waves(SONAR). These types of technology all do something different to figure out how far another car is from the driverless car and prevent it from crashing. The car also uses Bill Robertson talks about it in his article “How Do Self-Driving Cars Work?”. He says, “Each method is used for a different purpose. Lasers are quite good at figuring out where objects are, so self driving cars emit many laser beams continuously. The laser light reflects off surrounding objects and returns to the self-driving car, allowing the car
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However, the bad thing is that will not happen for a long time. What most people imagine when they think of a self-driving car is something where the driver can input a location and car will take them there. During the drive time the “driver” can take a nap or use a laptop. Unfortunately this sort of car is many years away. As mentioned before currently self-driving cars at a maximum of level 2 on the DOT scale. In order to get to a level 5 a lot of work needs to be done. There is not much information as how far they have recently progressed other then the fact that level 3 and 4 are being tested. It is hard to find this kind of information because automakers are trying to keep their research a secret until it is perfected and patented. Level 5 is still very far away. According to John Rosevear in his “How Far Along is Self-Driving Technology, Really?” he says, “But it's likely that most buyers won't be able to buy a Level 4 vehicle until 2021 or 2022 when the systems begin appearing as options on cars, trucks, and SUVs aimed at consumers”(Rosevear). Basically what is being said is that level 4 autonomous driving will become widely available to the public by 2022. As of now there is not estimated time for when level 5 will come to
However, the bad thing is that will not happen for a long time. What most people imagine when they think of a self-driving car is something where the driver can input a location and car will take them there. During the drive time the “driver” can take a nap or use a laptop. Unfortunately this sort of car is many years away. As mentioned before currently self-driving cars at a maximum of level 2 on the DOT scale. In order to get to a level 5 a lot of work needs to be done. There is not much information as how far they have recently progressed other then the fact that level 3 and 4 are being tested. It is hard to find this kind of information because automakers are trying to keep their research a secret until it is perfected and patented. Level 5 is still very far away. According to John Rosevear in his “How Far Along is Self-Driving Technology, Really?” he says, “But it's likely that most buyers won't be able to buy a Level 4 vehicle until 2021 or 2022 when the systems begin appearing as options on cars, trucks, and SUVs aimed at consumers”(Rosevear). Basically what is being said is that level 4 autonomous driving will become widely available to the public by 2022. As of now there is not estimated time for when level 5 will come to