The autonomous car industry is going far beyond Google's self-driving car.
Over the next two decades, self-driving cars are going to get a bigger share of the market. The number of such vehicles on the road will reach 11.8 million by 2035, according to Egil Juliussen, an analyst at IHS Automotive. And by 2050 he expects almost all cars to be self-driving. They are estimated to fetch premiums that will start at $7,000 to $10,000 in 2025, he said.
In August, the FBI cautioned automakers that driverless cars will impact how law enforcement officers and suspects use their vehicles. The FBI said these "lethal weapons" can be programmed to be used as getaway vehicles while suspects fire guns at their pursuers. Criminals could also override safety features to ignore traffic lights and speed limits, and terrorists could load up these cars with bombs and program them to drive and detonate at specific locations.
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