{"id":7048,"date":"2018-02-16T16:28:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T15:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intellias.com\/?p=7048"},"modified":"2023-08-21T07:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T05:49:04","slug":"solving-autonomous-car-problems","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/solving-autonomous-car-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Solving Autonomous Car Problems: Are There Any?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A few years ago, the future of autonomous vehicles appeared more than controversial. Announcements of major auto manufacturers and software pioneers were overshadowed by countless reports of autonomous car problems.<\/p>\n
Call me crazy, but all those driverless car incidents prove the great potential of the technology. Why? Because mistakes are the foremost mark that proves the process is going.<\/p>\n
Today, the majority of problems with driverless cars have been resolved by the common efforts of car manufacturers and software vendors. The trend is clear: overcoming the remaining issues is only a matter of time. So, get prepared for the autonomous vehicles.<\/p>\n
Each year, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) of self-driving vehicles have to reveal statistics on the number of problems with \u00a0autonomous cars: incidents and failures. The most recent report appears ominous at first sight. According to the data, 2,244 self-driving fails occurred in 2017<\/a> on the roads of California. Fortunately, people were hurt in only a few cases.<\/p>\n Notably, the available reports don\u2019t include the number of disengagements that occurred with Tesla cars. This is because Tesla is the only company in the world whose autopilot system is being tested primarily by end users in so-called shadow mode<\/em>. These real-world driving tests are not regulated by either federal or California law.<\/p>\n