CES 2023: At tech mega-show, driverless cars show promise, limitations

A Motional autonomous driving car at the Aptiv display during set up for the upcoming CES 2023 Consumer Electronics Show, on Jan 3, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite steady advances, however, robo-travel has yet to take over the open roads. — AFP

LAS VEGAS: Crowds of techies will descend on Las Vegas this week for the annual CES technology mega-show, but one innovation may again fall short of long-held hopes: driverless cars.

Autonomous vehicles have long been pitched as the new dawn of transportation and the world’s biggest tech companies have poured billions of dollars into being ready.