Honda has announced it will be the first automaker to mass-produce Level 3 autonomous cars, starting next year. The company said a version of the Honda Legend luxury sedan with'newly approved automated driving equipment' would be available before the end of March 2021. There are six levels of autonomous vehicles - Level 3 cars have environmental awareness capable of, say, passing a slow-moving car. But Honda's system will require a human driver to be alert enough to take the wheel at a moment's notice. On Wednesday, the Japanese government certified Honda's autonomous'Traffic Jam Pilot' driving technology to take the wheel in certain situations, like on congested highways.

We are encouraging questions from readers about electric vehicles, and charging, and whatever else you want to learn. So please send them through and we will get our experts to respond, and invite other people to contribute through the comments section. Hi Bryce –To future proof an EV purchase, which models available in Australia have an autonomous mode that can be switched on when the law of the land allows it to happen? Hi John – you ask an interesting question, although I think I'll reframe it slightly to ask'what is autonomous driving, and is it safe?' At the end of that explanation, I am hoping you will be able to answer your own question without my help!

Driving the Audi A8 along the gorgeous Northern California coastline near Big Sur is a joy. But no matter how wonderful the car may be, it had the opportunity to be better. Instead, Audi originally announced that Traffic Jam Pilot, its level-three autonomous feature, was coming to the luxury sedan. Alas, the company had to scrap those plans. The world wasn't ready for a car that drives itself for a short period of time in select situations.

Between Silicon Valley's disruption-happy tech giants and Detroit's suddenly totally on board automakers, it's easy to think of America as the center of the self-driving universe. And so it seems a bit backwards that Audi has decided to release the world's most capable semiautonomous driving feature in … Europe. When the 2019 A8 sedan hits dealer lots later this year, Europeans will have access to Traffic Jam Pilot, which will take control of the car on the highway at speeds below 37 mph; no need for the constant human supervision required by current systems like Tesla's Autopilot. On this side of das pond, however, as CNET reports, too many questions remain about laws that change from one state to the next, insurance requirements, and things like lane lines and road signs that look different in different regions. When the A8 goes on sale here, it won't come with Traffic Jam Pilot.

Attendees at GTC Europe did just that, as the doors of the International Conference Center opened on Tuesday to an array of AI vehicles. From autonomous racecars to unmanned shuttles, they represent many new types of transportation. The Roborace Robocar is a fan favorite. Decked out in custom NVIDIA livery, the autonomous race car pays homage to the NVIDIA DRIVE PX brain inside. The race car features four electric motors and 15 sensors, and can reach speeds up to 300 kmh (186 mph).