ASPHALTopics | Summer 2014 | VOL 27 | NO3
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Out of the<br />
driver’s seat:<br />
How driverless cars are<br />
changing the automotive<br />
landscape<br />
by Lisa Fattori<br />
As car manufacturers race to design the first generation of driverless cars<br />
or autonomous vehicles (AVs), related industries are anticipating the needs<br />
of tomorrow and the systems that will have to be in place to support the<br />
new driving experience. This brave new world of autonomous vehicles<br />
will quite literally put the driver in the back seat. With the first wave<br />
of AVs expected to hit the market as early as 2020 to 2025, the next few<br />
decades will deliver enormous benefits, including new economic spin-off<br />
opportunities, a greener environment and improved lifestyles.<br />
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