It's 2020, Where Are All Of These Self Driving Cars We Were Promised?

When it comes to self-driving cars, the future was supposed to be now.

In 2020, you’ll be a “permanent backseat driver,” the Guardian predicted in 2015. “10 million self-driving cars will be on the road by 2020,” blared a Business Insider headline from 2016. Those declarations were accompanied by announcements from General Motors, Google’s Waymo, Toyota, and Honda that they’d be making self-driving cars by 2020. Elon Musk forecast that Tesla would do it by 2018 — and then, when that failed, by 2020.

But the year is here — and the self-driving cars aren’t.

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jeffgall - 2/14/2020 10:44:46 AM

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I’m sure I’m the minority of the broader population (autopsies aside), but I like driving.

TomM - 2/14/2020 4:45:06 PM

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They are all standing line waiting for the Car Charging Stations that we were all promised would be built

THere is no real Demand for self driving cars that I have seen. If you are looking for one - I suggest a bus.

SanJoseDriver - 2/15/2020 4:30:37 AM

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The demand will be unprecedented once people have a chance to experience it. Uber/Lyft at half cost? Yes please. As for the charging stations, I see new ones going up everywhere. Heck I'm in Sacramento right now, and accidentally came across a free charger in a parking structure that wasn't registered to any system. It was just there for anyone to plug in as needed. Right outside is a brand new Electrify America 8-stall DC fast charge stations (Supercharger that all newer EVs can use like the Taycan). I am honestly not seeing many Teslas or EVs here, but the infrastructure is certainly going up. Coming soon to your neighborhood too Tom.