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[[File:1918 16arieff-retrocar-blog427.jpg|right|250px|The 1918 concept car]] | [[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. | ||
*The research for autonomous vehicles began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab | |||
Driverless technology for automobiles has been a technological dream since cars were first invented (see drawing from 1918). | |||
A driverless car (controlled by radio) was first mentioned in Popular Science magazine in its November 1925 issue. Driverless vehicles were revisited in the magazine on a repeated basis since then. (http://www.popsci.com/) | |||
In the 1950's, autonomous cars represented the modern life of luxury that was just around the corner and were seen in popular media throughout the 50's and 60's. | |||
*The research for autonomous vehicles in Japan began in 1977 by the Tsukuba Mechanical Engineering Lab. | |||
*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 | ||
*The U.S. experimented with an automated highway system in the 1990s. | *The U.S. experimented with an automated highway system in the 1990s. | ||