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Originally Posted by iw8surf
How? Do Tesla's not auto pilot them selves already and utilize camera systems to avoid collisions?
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In very ideal circumstances, yes. But surely you've heard of Tesla drivers that were killed while operating under autopilot mode? Or the Uber test car that struck and killed a pedestrian?
The self-driving cars are mostly OK today at dealing with what I would call "normal" conditions - well marked roads and signs, no adverse weather conditions, minimal amount of random incursions into their lane by pedestrians/animals/etc.
BTW, I've been working with AI and video analytics applications using deep learning for more than a decade, including self-driving vehicle applications. Not only is the "learning" part not there yet, the various sensors used (lidar, optical or thermal imaging, short-range radar, etc.) all have enough short comings on their own that even if the software was perfect, the input data is far from reliable from the perspective of creating a truly hands-free self-driving car.
Where are at the stage of highly assisted driving. That is unlikely to advance significantly in capabilities in the next decade. What we will more likely see is the current advanced technology seen in Tesla or Mercedes vehicles working its way down to average consumer vehicles.