Driverless cars can drive autonomously through the use of sensors, navigation systems, motion planning and control systems without human assistance. While the technology for driverless cars has advanced and universities have tested prototypes that can drive on roads up to 60km/h, fully optimizing the technology to operate safely without human intervention remains challenging. Most experts estimate that driverless cars will be possible and optimized for general public use between 2025 and 2030.

2.  What are they?
 How do they work?
 Is it realistic?

3.  Driverless cars are
cars who can drive
by themselve,
without any
assistance of a
driver, like an
autopilot system.

4.  To work, they
need:
◦ Sensors
◦ Navigation
◦ Motion planning
◦ Control system
for mechanics

5.  Already developped
 Optimalisation is needed
 Can see more than a
human eye can

6.  Already far
developped
 GPS
 Entering destination
◦ Car drives to
destination
 Entering parking
spot
◦ Car parks

7.  Tricky part
 Already possible, but
needs far more
optimalisation
 Not safe yet to drive
alone
The university of Braunschweig was able to
drive this car in real traffic. She was able to
adapt to the traffic, taking junctions by her
own, following her own track, and last but not
least; she was able to see and to react to
obstacles on the road. All this up to a speed
of 60km/h.

8.  Automatisation is a world wide
 Car has all sorts of gadgets
◦ Gps, cruise control, autopilot (not yet available for
cars), rainsensors,…
 Computer is already capable of controlling a
mechanism as complicated as a car
 Electronic Throttle Control exists, but still
needs optimalisation

9.  We have the knowledge to design a driverless
car, but the technology is still not enough
advanced to make it possible.
 There’s no doubt the driverless car won’t les
us wait for long. This design will probably be
possible and optimized by 2025 or 2030 at
last.

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