In 1903, Horatio Jackson, Sewall Crocker, and their dog, Bud, drove across the nation and into the history books, becoming the first team to successfully make the transcontinental trip from San Francisco to New York City. Last week marked another historic, continentwide expedition, although this time the Delphi Automotive team’s traveling companion wasn’t a dog, but a robot chauffer. A driverless car, starting from the Golden Gate Bridge, safely traveled the intervening 3,500 miles to arrive jus
RobotEnomics’s insight:
If autonomous vehicles can navigate the impending bureaucracy and enter widespread use, the greatest benefit they offer is vastly improved roadway safety.
