Unlike other road vehicles, the driverless car stoically keeps to the specified 50 kilometres per hour. At the slightest danger, the computer applies the brakes near-instantly which can catch passengers unawares. — Johannes Neudecker/dpa
China has taken to autonomous taxis in a big way, with the driverless cabs conquering roads in many big cities. Not everyone here is happy about the upsurge in erratically self-driving cars. In Europe, meanwhile, this level of automated driving is far off.
When a bus suddenly veers into the right-hand lane, the sensors in the "robotaxi" briefly go into a spin and the onboard computer slams on the brakes – even though the highway lane ahead is clear.
