The road to the future is a long and winding one as self-driving car companies try to get their driverless cars to go mainstream. While self-driving cars are the way of the future officials say it’s just taking a little longer for the future to be fully realized.
HOW THIS COULD HELP HUNDREDS TO >>> THE ROAD TO THE FUTURE IS ALONG AND WINDING ONE AS THEY TRY TO GET THEIR DRIVERLESS CARS TO GO MAINSTREAMING AND WHEN THEY WILL COME TO A CITY NEAR YOU. >> Reporter: IMAGINE ALL THE THINGS YOU COULD GET DONE IN THE CAR IF YOU DIDN’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT DRIVING IT. THAT IS THE MESSAGE A NUMBER OF SELF-DRIVING CAR COMPANIES ARE TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO CUSTOMERS. >> WE WANT OUR RIDERS TO TURN OFF AND TAKE THEIR TIME BACK, SIT BACK AND RELAX. >> Reporter: GOOGLE’S COMPANY ALPHABET IN INC ARE TRYING BUT EXPERTS SAY IT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. >> THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR THE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING IS THE TECHNICAL, THE REGULATION AND CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE. >> ALL THOSE SELF-DRIVING TECHNOLOGIES EXIST BUT MAIN COMPANIES ARE STILL REFINING IT FORCING A MAJORITY TO KEEP A HUMAN DRIVER IN THE FRONT SEAT AS AN EXTRA SAFETY PRECAUTION DEFEATING THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A DRIVERLESS CAR, BUT THEY ARE NOT CAUSING COMPANIES TO SLAM ON THE BRAKESMENT THEY ARE TESTING THEIR CAR SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AFTER LETTING CUSTOMERS LAST YEAR PUT CARS IN SMALL POCKETS OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA. THOSE AT START UP PONY A.I. HOPE TO REMOVE THEIR SAFETY DRIVER NEXT YEAR. >> EXPERTS SAY THE FEEDBACK THEY ARE GETTING DURING THESE