CES 2024: Autonomous driving is ‘happening’, but slower than expected


People sample an autonomous driving experience from Helm.ai during a display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. From long-established companies to young startups, the aisles at CES are brimming with innovations in 3D vision, night vision, driver fatigue detectors and hand-on-wheel detection. — AFP

LAS VEGAS: To the believers, the oft-promised autonomous car revolution is “clearly happening” – they point to the myriad displays at the Consumers Electronics Show in Las Vegas that defy the industry’s bad headlines.

“Companies are deploying robotaxis in larger scale than before and in more cities,” insisted Kersten Heineke, partner and codirector of the McKinsey Center for Future Mobility.

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