In 2020, safety concerns and regulatory hurdles are putting the brakes on the mainstream adoption of autonomous vehicles. (Illustration by Shaw Nielsen is from the November 2020 issue of NU Property & Casualty magazine.) In 2020, safety concerns and regulatory hurdles are putting the brakes on the mainstream adoption of autonomous vehicles. (Illustration by Shaw Nielsen is from the November 2020 issue of NU Property & Casualty magazine.)

A few years back, automotive technologists such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk were downright boastful about the speedy timeline in which they anticipated bringing fully autonomous vehicles to the mainstream marketplace.

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