Driving may need human touch for a while longer

The reality of current self-driving systems doesn't match up with consumers' expectations, he said. "What we've done is we've misled the public into thinking this car is going to be like a human brain to be able to really figure out new things and say, 'Here's something I hadn't seen before, but I know what's going on here, and here's how I should handle it,' " Wozniak said. "A human can do that." His statements come as more automakers and governments are beginning to predict that artifcial intelligence (AI) and self-driving cars might take longer to become reality, in the wake of fatal accidents by "autopilot" cars that have shown the complexity of the technology. Component manufacturers and venture companies working on the technology are revising their timeline for AI deployment significantly, Toyota's Executive Vice-President Shigeki Tomoyama said at the Tokyo motor show.