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==Driverless Vehicles==
==Driverless Vehicles==
[[File:1918 16arieff-retrocar-blog427.jpg|right|250px|The 1918 concept car]]
With driver assist technologies being integrated into vehicles today, the promise of a fully autonomous individual vehicle on all or designated roadways is possible.  The main problem is responsibility for liability.   
With driver assist technologies being integrated into vehicles today, the promise of a fully autonomous individual vehicle on all or designated roadways is possible.  The main problem is responsibility for liability.   
[[Image:Stanley_Image.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Stanley: Drivers not required]]
*The research for autonomous vehicles began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab in Japan.   
*The research for autonomous vehicles began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab in Japan.   
*The Bundeswehr Universität München in Europe experimented with video-driven cars in the 1980s, and  
*The Bundeswehr Universität München in Europe experimented with video-driven cars in the 1980s, and