UK's Thatcham Research Is Grading Autopilot Systems the Right Way

You can't buy an autonomous car today. You won't be able to buy one tomorrow, or next month, or next year. Yes, self-driving tech is in development (and in the news), but nobody's close to delivering a product that can take humans anywhere they want to go. That may come as a surprise if you've browsed websites or glossy marketing materials filled with claims of cars driving themselves, relieving the driver of the mundane tasks of steering and braking. Or if you've heard Tesla CEO Elon Musk promise that with Version 9 of Tesla's software, "We will begin to enable full self-driving features."