A GM test driver sits in a 2021 Cadillac Escalade SUV with General Motors' Super Cruise hands-free driving assistance. — General Motors/Handout via Reuters
DETROIT: Autopilot, ProPilot, CoPilot: Automakers have many names for new systems that allow for hands-free driving, but no safety or performance standards to follow as they roll out the most significant changes to vehicle technology in a generation.
Spurred by Tesla Inc's success and eager to start profiting from billions spent on autonomous driving research, automakers are accelerating plans to automate routine driving tasks such as cruising on a highway and make them widely available within five years, industry executives said.
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