Back in December 2007, I wrote this post on self-driving cars. At the time, I wrote that self-driving cars were not impossible but they were unlikely to be readily adopted. I still believe that many middle-aged drivers will only reluctantly turn over control of the steering wheel and that lawsuit-happy lawyers will slow the adoption of self-driving cars … but they are coming.
To appreciate just how far the technology has advanced in the past three and a half years, I encourage you to watch this amazing TED video. (It is only 4 minutes long.)
