Abstract
Cars that drive themselves may seem about as realistic as Marty McFly’s DeLorean in Back to the Future, but this is far from the case. Autonomous technology is available and in use in many new vehicle models. In fact, in 2010 Google announced that the company had successfully built cars capable of driving themselves (“autonomous cars”). Even more amazing, at its 2010 announcement, Google also revealed its driverless cars (customized Toyota Prius models) had logged over 100,000 miles on public roads. As of early 2013, Google’s several autonomous vehicles have traveled over 300,000 miles, and have yet to cause a traffic accident.
Recommended Citation
Funkhouser, Kevin
(2013)
"Paving the Road Ahead: Autonomous Vehicles, Products Liability, and the Need for a New Approach,"
Utah Law Review: Vol. 2013:
No.
1, Article 16.
Available at:
https://dc.law.utah.edu/ulr/vol2013/iss1/16