The head of the VW group believes autonomous driving will be a reality in five years.
In the last few years, there was hardly any planning when autonomous driving would hit the road. Some of the manufacturers who were full of enthusiasm, already gave on. Now there is another deadline by when the technology should be ready.
Autonomous parking from VW. Source: VW
The VW boss Diess told the “Wirtschaftswoche” that one 2025 so far. The reason for this would be the improvement in computer chips, which double in performance every year and a half. The performance promotes the AI, which is also getting better.
These two components made it possible to master complex situations, so that autonomous driving is also possible in cities. But the beginning will be autonomous shuttles and commercial vehicles do.
About David Fluhr
I have been writing about autonomous & connected driving since 2011 and report on it on other sites such as the Smart Mobility Hub. I studied social sciences at the HU Berlin and have been a freelance journalist since 2012. Contact: mail@autonomes-fahren.de