Slow to start, Indian tech startups, automakers in full throttle on autonomous vehicles FactorDaily

One sureshot – and, perhaps, foolish – way to test autonomous, or driverless, vehicle technology is to step in front of a four-wheeler equipped with it. If the tech works, the vehicle will stop or steer itself away. If it doesn't, you could be roadkill. One of the writers of this story chose to test an autonomous van at the premises of Hi-Tech Robotic Systemz, a Gurugram tech company that has been working on driverless cars for some 12 years. When he stepped in front of it, the van either stopped or drove past avoiding him. It's early days and you won't see much about them but autonomous vehicles are here in India.