Mass market self-driving cars unlikely by 2035, industry experts say

Look, no hands! Driver in cars with modern assistance systems can hand over the steering work to software in certain conditions. — Photo: Zacharie Scheurer/dpa

BERLIN: Autonomous or self-driving cars are unlikely to be rolled out for general use by 2035, according to business analytics company S&P Global.

A "world of autonomous vehicles is likely to exist eventually," the company’s auto industry analysts said, and yet they see little prospect of consumers being able soon to buy a car "that will drive itself everywhere without the driver ready to take the wheel."