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It sounds like a sci-fi scene, which could become commonplace in years to come. In San Francisco, on the weekend of Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10, a car was stopped by the police because the low beams were not on. Problem : there was no one inside.
Who says new technologies, says new experiences for police officers in San Francisco (United States). When stopping a car, they did not expect to find themselves facing a vehicle without a driver or passenger. Here they are forced to call their superior to find out who to verbalize. Autonomous cars driving for VTC companies, in the United States, is already the world of tomorrow. Manufacturers, but also Apple or Google already have their model.
“In Europe, we are more on a traffic regulation system, improving the quality of driving for customers, so the driverless stage […] will arrive in our cars, but not immediately“, says Francis Roudierspokesperson for the French automotive industry. In Europe, French and Germans are still studying. Autonomous vehicles are presented by their manufacturer as safer, but with heavy and expensive technologies. In Europe, the time is more for assisted vehicles to improve road safety.
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