Really, you don't want a steering wheel in your self-driving car
 

Really, you don't want a steering wheel in your self-driving car
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Google's prototypes of driverless cars don't have steering wheels. Simply put, they don't need them. That's because the driving system is the driver, **t the human occupant.

SEE ALSO: Beverly Hills plans to use auto**mous vehicles for public transportation


Arguably, steering wheel-less cars are the future of mobility. Turns out, though, their existence might be holding back widespread acceptance of self-driving tech**logy.

Before we get to why, let's first take a quick look at what exactly qualifies as an auto**mous car.

Semi vs. full auto**my

Obviously, an auto**mous car is one that can drive itself. However, there are cars with auto**mous or "piloted" systems on the road today that can drive themselves for short distances on the freeway without a driver's input, like Tesla's Autopilot or Audi's*Traffic Jam Assist. Read more...


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