Roborace autonomous racing car on display at the 2017 New York City ePrix Waymo undergoing testing in the San Francisco Bay Area
DeepRoute.ai launched a robotaxi service in Shenzhen in 2021.
Palo Alto, California certified Nuro at Level 4. Nuro offers autonomous commercial delivery service in California. Honda was the first manufacturer to sell an SAE Level 3 car, followed by Mercedes-Benz, BMW Group and Kia. Cruise offered taxi service in San Francisco, but suspended service in 2023. Waymo was the first to offer rides in self-driving taxis ('robotaxis') to the general public. Multiple vendors are pursuing autonomy, although as of early 2024, no system had achieved full autonomy. Appropriate regulations are necessary to integrate ACs into the existing driving environment. ĪCs have the potential to impact the automotive industry, mobility costs, health, welfare, urban planning, traffic, insurance, labor market, and other domains.
Self-driving cars are responsible for all driving activities including perceiving the environment, monitoring important systems, and controlling the vehicle, including navigating from origin to destination.
A self-driving car, also known as an autonomous car ( AC), driverless car, or robotic car ( robo-car), is a car that is capable of driving without human input.