Saturday, February 8, 2025

Contradicting Tesla – "Self-driving cars are a long way off"

Tech giant Nvidia is now taking legal action against Tesla, saying that real-life self-driving cars will, at best, arrive in the 2030s.

Tech giant Nvidia believes that self-driving cars are still a long way from becoming a reality. In a recent interview, Ali Kani, head of Nvidia's automotive division, said that "we are still a long way from having fully self-driving cars on the road."

Nvidia is one of the leading actors in the development of technology for self-driving cars, and Kani's statements have sparked general skepticism throughout the automotive industry, at least when it comes to self-driving cars.

The only ones who apparently believe that self-driving cars are already here are Tesla, led by CEO Elon Musk.

Musk has been promising for years that fully self-driving Teslas are just around the corner. But those predictions have yet to prove true in any way.

Kani believes that the development of self-driving cars is a very complex process and therefore requires the industry to move slowly.

The Nvidia director also doesn't give much credit to Tesla's technology, which has eliminated sensors in the brand's latest cars and instead focused on cameras.

"We need lidar, radar and all similar systems. Otherwise we cannot guarantee safety (in the cars, ed.)," Kani says in a comment to Autocar .

He believes that a hasty implementation of self-driving technology could damage public trust in the technology.

Current self-driving systems are often based on pre-programmed rules and patterns, which can result in uneven and unpredictable driving.

Kani predicts that the self-driving cars of the future will learn the rules of traffic in a 'more human' way.

This will, in turn, give the passengers in the cars a smoother and more comfortable experience, without them having to worry about whether they will escape the ride alive.

He emphasizes the importance of companies exercising care in the development of self-driving cars.

"One mistake can affect confidence in the entire industry. Safety comes first," warns Kani.

Kani's statements indicate that there are still a number of challenges that need to be overcome before self-driving cars become part of everyday life.

The car brands that are furthest along with 'self-driving cars' have not been able to let the cars drive completely by themselves either. At least not yet.

Conversely, Mercedes has already promised to take responsibility if the cars cause accidents. Read more about it here .

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