3. THE TRANSITION TO AUTONOMOUS CARS SEEMS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME
Nowadays, many technology companies are developing autopilot, and some of the developments are already being implemented. Thus, Tesla cars are equipped with a level 2 autopilot – it can follow the navigator’s route and change lanes. Microsoft is also working on machine automation. In February of this year, the corporation announced the start of work on creating an unmanned vehicle together with Volkswagen. In addition, it is planned to modernize the existing driver assistance system. Motional is also introducing autonomous driving: its self-driving cars are used as taxis in Las Vegas. By the way, at the moment the international Convention on Road Traffic actually prohibits completely unmanned trips. The document, signed in 1968, states that only a person can drive a car – yes, in those years, no one simply thought about anything else. But Russia and some other treaty countries have initiated changes in 2021 that will allow robots to drive vehicles. So far the reaction of all participants is unknown – a similar attempt previously failed, but perhaps a positive decision will be made now or in the coming years.
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