"Car-bot" bound to reduce emissions and accidents
[S]ome believe that automation is not only on the way to becoming commonplace in the next 20 years, but essential to reducing [vehicles'] carbon footprint.
BusinessWeek reports: "[A]nd as the technology necessary to achieve the 'autonomous' car arrives in stages every few years - some of it is already here, in options such as electronic stability control and blind-spot detection - it promises to sharply reduce traffic fatalities."
The article describes a plethora of technologies that need to be combined in order to make fully-automated car travel a reality (for all on-board, that is!):
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