Seems like the streets of the U.S. will witness self-driving robot cars very soon. But the real question is what car company is going to achieve the feat first.
In a recent announcement, both Ford and General Motors have shown interest in semi-autonomous technology. Both automakers have been pumping millions of dollars into developing the technology. And both are making a serious push towards the idea of a car that will do most but, not all of the driving.
The robot vehicle would use a sensor to monitor lane and traffic markings and adjust speed automatically to match the flow of the traffic. Auto experts believe such advanced features will make transportation easier and will help reduce U.S. fatalities on the roadways.
Now, the only question that remains is who will led the way? Will it be Ford or GM? They're not the only ones in the hunt, Volvo and Infiniti have also expressed interest in semi-autonomous features for pedestrian detection and automatic braking.
"Right now, it looks like Ford might be ahead by a nose," analyst with Auto Pacific, Dave Sullivan, told Foxnews.com. "General Motors might have suffered some setbacks while their engineering departments went through the meat grinder in Chapter 11."
Taking the technology into the future, Ford recently announced its latest technology called "Traffic Jam Assist" and the company states that it could be on the road with robot car sometime between 2017-2025.
"You might get ticked off when your computer crashes and you lose your work. But this technology for semi-autonomous cars have to work right every time," said Dan Flores, a General Motors technology spokesperson, to Foxnews.com.
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