DRIVERLESS ED

FOR MANY TEENS, driver’s education class is a rite of passage. It’s the first step toward passing a test, scoring a license, and feeling truly independent behind the wheel. If driverless vehicles catch on, will cars have to take driver’s ed too?

That’s a joke with some truth to it. Because to succeed, a driverless vehicle (or more precisely, that vehicle’s onboard computer) will need to learn all skills that, until now, only human drivers have known.

Engineer Nick D’Alto wonders if driverless cars will get their own gas and oil at the drive-thru. (“Two gallons, please.”)

A Lot to Cover

Onboard computers