{"id":12525,"date":"2023-12-06T11:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/06\/driverless-cars-were-the-future-but-now-the-truth-is-out-theyre-on-the-road-to-nowhere-christian-wolmar\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:37:39","slug":"driverless-cars-were-the-future-but-now-the-truth-is-out-theyre-on-the-road-to-nowhere-christian-wolmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/06\/driverless-cars-were-the-future-but-now-the-truth-is-out-theyre-on-the-road-to-nowhere-christian-wolmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they\u2019re on the road to nowhere | Christian Wolmar"},"content":{"rendered":"

For all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. It would be much smarter to focus on public transport<\/p>\n

Developing driverless cars has been AI\u2019s greatest test. Today we can say it has failed miserably, despite the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars in attempts to produce a viable commercial vehicle. Moreover, the recent withdrawal from the market of a leading provider of robotaxis in the US<\/a>, coupled with the introduction of strict legislation in the UK<\/a>, suggests that the developers\u2019 hopes of monetising the concept are even more remote than before. The very future of the idea hangs in the balance.<\/p>\n

The attempt to produce a driverless car started in the mid-00s with a challenge by a US defence research agency, offering a $1m prize<\/a> for whoever could create one capable of making a very limited journey in the desert. This quickly turned into a race between various tech and car companies (OEMs, as they are now known \u2013 original equipment manufacturers) to produce what they thought would be the ultimate cash cow: a car that could operate in all conditions without a driver.<\/p>\n

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\nFor all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. It would be much smarter to focus on public transport
\nDeveloping driverless cars has been AI\u2019s greatest test. Today we can say it has failed miserably, despite the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars in attempts to produce a viable commercial vehicle. Moreover, the recent withdrawal from the market of a leading provider of robotaxis in the US, coupled with the introduction of strict legislation in the UK, suggests that the developers\u2019 hopes of monetising the concept are even more remote than before. The very future of the idea hangs in the balance.
\nThe attempt to produce a driverless car started in the mid-00s with a challenge by a US defence research agency, offering a $1m prize for whoever could create one capable of making a very limited journey in the desert. This quickly turned into a race between various tech and car companies (OEMs, as they are now known \u2013 original equipment manufacturers) to produce what they thought would be the ultimate cash cow: a car that could operate in all conditions without a driver. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For all the billions spent, the dream of these vehicles ruling the roads remains just that. It would be much smarter to focus on public transport Developing driverless cars has been AI\u2019s greatest test. Today we can say it has failed miserably, despite the expenditure of tens of billions of dollars in attempts to produce …<\/p>\n

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