How these Bay Area cities are paving the way for our autonomous car future

An Acura RLX equipped with autonomous vehicle technology slows to avoid a pedestrian in a sidewalk as it is demonstrated at the former Concord Naval Weapons Station on June 1, 2016 in Concord, Calif.(Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group/TNS)

SAN FRANCISCO: Within two to three years, bicyclists in Emeryville and Los Gatos will be able to download an app to get more green lights at intersections. 

Patients at the Veterans Administration Palo Alto Medical Centre will be hopping on an autonomous shuttle for appointments. And, within a few more years, BART riders in Dublin will have a driverless vehicle picking them up and dropping them off at the station.