Audi’s Cars Can Now Park Themselves; Driving Themselves Is Not Far Behind

Move over, Google. Audi just became the second company to be licensed to run autonomous vehicles in Nevada. That means the company can now test its autonomous vehicles on the state’s public roads.

Volkswagen Group works on innovative technologies, like advanced driver assistance, navigation, and of course, piloted driving (Audi prefers the term "piloted" to "autonomous" because it implies that the human in the car still has ultimate responsibility).

Audi representatives say that piloted parking will be commercialized in the next few years. Autonomous vehicles could be available by the end of the decade. In the coming years, automakers will take baby steps towards producing fully autonomous vehicles, starting with piloted parking technology. By the time self-driving cars hit the road, they won’t seem so sci-fi.

Source: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681188/audis-cars-can-now-park-themselves-driving-themselves-is-not-far-behind?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+(Fast+Company)#1