While Steve is correct some test system have been operating but not in a highly populated area or any appreciable mileage. Just put things in proportion my brother-in-law drives 1/4 million miles or more every 2 years. And he is not on the road everyday. One trip to NYC with the traffic, people crossing in front/rear/side all at the same time, your view blocked to traffic lights, multiple signals stating traffic restrictions, then on top of that traffic enforcement giving you hand signals on which way to go. Then you’ll understand why you’ll never see because without operators anytime in the forseeable future Let alone be a required standard feature. Another key area is security although I won’t get into it. Anything fully autonomous will be blocked from large blocks of areas like flying drones in Washington DC. You might not know they did experiment with fully autonomous delivery robots in the past for. Delivering packages. I remember the big fanfare, but I guess it didn’t work out.
With the system currently available in the cars like with the Tesla they’re telling you you have to be ready to take over. They’ve been removing text which lead you to believe that the vehicles might be autonomous. Meaning you must keep your Situational awareness at all times. I know even with my newer vehicles I really get a chance to use my cruise control because there is just too much traffic to maintain safe spacing.
With the system currently available in the cars like with the Tesla they’re telling you you have to be ready to take over. They’ve been removing text which lead you to believe that the vehicles might be autonomous. Meaning you must keep your Situational awareness at all times. I know even with my newer vehicles I really get a chance to use my cruise control because there is just too much traffic to maintain safe spacing.