I think, able to drive on any road that Google Maps has access to, and able to drive in all “normal” weather conditions (some snow, medium amounts of rain). I’m not confident on this, though, and I imagine that it might be a while (>10 years) before autonomous vehicles are truly autonomous (that is, they can drive in any condition that a human would be able to in any context).
“Any road that Google Maps has access to” is a high bar when you consider that that includes the roads in many countries with wildly different driver and pedestrian dynamics than the United States.
There are some unspecified parameters here. Do you mean autonomous cars that are …
region-locked, or able to drive anywhere?
able to drive in all weather conditions, or limited to only some?
I think, able to drive on any road that Google Maps has access to, and able to drive in all “normal” weather conditions (some snow, medium amounts of rain). I’m not confident on this, though, and I imagine that it might be a while (>10 years) before autonomous vehicles are truly autonomous (that is, they can drive in any condition that a human would be able to in any context).
“Any road that Google Maps has access to” is a high bar when you consider that that includes the roads in many countries with wildly different driver and pedestrian dynamics than the United States.