Self-driving cars may hit roads in 2018: Renault-Nissan CEO

DRIVING YOUR WAY SOON: Cars that drive themselves could be on the roads four years from now, provided red tape does not get in the way, Carlos Ghosn, head of the Renault-Nissan alliance, said. — Reuters

PARIS: Cars that drive themselves could be on the roads four years from now, provided red tape does not get in the way, Carlos Ghosn, head of the Renault-Nissan alliance, said on Tuesday. 

Silicon valley companies have long pioneered "autonomous vehicles", and Google tested one in Nevada in 2012. German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz developed an S-class limousine that drove in August without any driver input.