Christian Ledoux from Renault on the future of Autonomous driving

Why should cars drive autonomously?

Because they are shared, they are cheaper than their own cars. They will be used more efficiently to about 80 percent of the day and not just per an hour. Because 90 percent of accidents are caused by human inattention, will decrease the number. And the traffic in the cities is low. Cities are very interested in, because you don’t want to emission-free cars – you don’t even want a car.

All cars are Autonomous?

The development will be gradual. Before 2050, I do not see that all are fully Autonomous.

Where will we be able to let us drive?

First of all, on selected streets in the cities, where the infrastructure – for example, traffic lights and Autonomous cars can help. If you want to drive from A to B and the route is considered suitable, we propose the mobility-App, an Autonomous car. If not, we choose one with a driver.

such As Autonomous cars to be driven?

Electrically, of course. The drive technology is simple, the Load in the daily structure of the cars to install.

the traffic Will increase, because more people can autonomously drive?

Also, children or seniors, who have issued the driver’s licence already, will take advantage of Autonomous cars. But if you have a car allocated to you in the cut to the second, it will reduce the traffic considerably.

How do you want to create the necessary trust?

the confidence of the passengers comes quickly when you Try. But we need a button that can be used to call an Operator. Example: If the car has to Dodge an obstacle would have to drive over a solid line, it will remain standing. An Operator can steer the car remotely around it. And the artificial intelligence must be able to see the behavior of the people around the car ahead.

the cars Are already smart enough?

you need to learn. It will take until 2028 until you have enough understanding to be able to human actions to predict. This competence be a tough competition: Waymo as a company that conducts research To the Autonomous, currently has two years of head start. But in China, there are no inhibitions to take advantage of the 200 million cameras in the cities, in order to study human behavior in traffic. China is very rapidly catching up.

manufacturers like Renault Are going to sell less cars?

First of all, already. But are intensively used by Autonomous cars need to be replaced quicker. Our business model will change, however, with the Autonomous cars of the collected data we will use for new service offerings, and our money otherwise earn. Therefore, Google wants to offer Autonomous cars: The car is the only space that Google has not yet been controlled.

Who bears the responsibility in case of an accident?

Not the private car owners. For reasons of cost, it will still take a long time to Private Autonomous cars ever be able to afford. Of the manufacturer, we will offer the Autonomous fleets, the responsibility, and with the insurance industry to negotiate.

Will make my grandson the driver’s license?

If I don’t do my Job well: sure.

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