An Audi A8 car is presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show IAA in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on September 12, 2017. According to organisers, around 1,000 exhibitors from 39 countries will showcase their products and services. This year's fair running from September 14 to 24, 2017 will focus on digitization, urban mobility and electric mobility. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel ROLAND
FRANKFURT: German carmaker Audi is taking a lead in bringing more automated driving to roads, but rivals seem in no rush to follow while legal and regulatory uncertainties still cloud the technology.
At the Frankfurt car show, Audi paraded the A8 which can drive itself under certain conditions, decide when to change lanes and does not require drivers to monitor the road – though they must be ready to intervene at the sound of an alarm.
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