vehicles that can navigate roads and traffic without human input

Self-driving cars are vehicles that can navigate roads and traffic without human input.

transformational technology

Self-driving cars are transformational technology, on the cutting-edge of robotics, machine learning and engineering.

one well-publicized example of machine learning in action

Self-driving cars are one well-publicized example of machine learning in action, although they are still not advanced enough to interpret all of the clues in settings more complicated than a fairly featureless interstate highway.

a rapidly evolving technology which only a few years ago was still considered science fiction

Self-driving cars are a rapidly evolving technology which only a few years ago was still considered science fiction.

robots that carry people

Self-driving cars are basically robots that carry people.

one of the most exciting trends in technology today

Self-driving cars are one of the most exciting trends in technology today.

an example of how robots can be used in this way

Self Driving cars are an example of how robots can be used in this way.

an example of using machine learning to teach machines how to perform complex functions that once required the direct applications of human intelligence

Self-driving cars are an example of using machine learning to teach machines how to perform complex functions that once required the direct applications of human intelligence.

the first potentially deadly robots the public will meet

Self-driving cars are the first potentially deadly robots the public will meet, but they won’t be the last.

the first generation of robots that share the same everyday habitat with us

Self-driving cars are the first generation of robots that share the same everyday habitat with us.