Is there any basis for the claim that autonomous driving will reduce road casulties.

Exotic devices create exotic problems.

What are the risks that automated systems pose? Are the manufacturers realistic about system reliability?

The Mars One Project is a not-for-profit organization based in the Netherlands, founded in 2011. The project proposes to establish a colony on Mars, but offering a one way trip only. The rationale is that there is no current technology to return from Mars, and a one way trip simplifies the delivery system, reducing weight and leaving more capacity for cargo.

Explore the time table, the issues, and the technological challenge.

Part of the purported ecomonic gain from autonomy is the productive time gained from not being adriver. Isn't this an illusion?

Quick overview of the technologies that detec the world around the vehicle.

Whatever anyone might think, the issue of liability for an accident in an automonous car is going to be complicated.

The project invited applications from anyone in the world, and reputedly received some 200,000 applications, although some sources put the actual figure at only around 87,000. Whittled down to 1058, but the applicants appear to lack any real perception of the risk they might be taking.