Autonomous Vehicles

**This post contains affiliate links and the publisher may be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on these links.**   Today we look at the last of the four major automotive innovations reviewed in this series: autonomous vehicles, also known as self-driving cars.  This was placed at the end of the series because it is also the innovation that will be the latest in coming, and especially in becoming dominant, if it does.  As a reminder, the other three innovations we have covered are Vehicle Connectivity, Mobility Solutions, and Fleet Electrification. Autonomous Vehicles Overview Almost every vehicle on the road today has some autonomous features - the first one available was cruise control - but with features like parking assistance, lane departure warnings, more advanced cruise control, and collision avoidance features new vehicles are more autonomous than ever.  Beyond that there are several companies, including Waymo, part of Alphabet (nee Google), that are developing and testing self-driving vehicles.  As we get closer...
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