The Autonomous Car Industry Emerges

A decade ago, the idea of highways filled with self-driving cars was science fiction; today roughly a dozen companies have test vehicles on the road.  Who are these companies?  What have they invested in their self-driving initiatives?  And, what are their commercialization timelines for self-driving cars?  We’ll answer these questions and more.

In 2004, the Trends editors forecast today’s rush of entrants into “the self-driving automobile space.”  At the t.....