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Contents

1 Introduction. 8

1.1 Definition of (fully) autonomous vehicles. 8

1.2 What does a “driverless” vehicle look like?. 9

1.3 Why are autonomous vehicles important now?. 15

2 Benefits and societal impacts of autonomous driving. 22

2.1 The promises of autonomous driving. 22

2.2 The impacts of autonomous driving. 30

3 Barriers and challenges of autonomous driving. 36

3.1 The loss of joy. 36

3.2 Increases in unemployment 37

3.3 Data protection and privacy. 37

3.4 Costs of autonomous vehicles. 38

3.5 Market introduction and transit period. 40

3.6 Legislation and liability. 41

3.7 The 2x2 dimension of autonomous driving. 47

4 A cost/ benefit analysis of autonomous driving. 50

5 From ADAS to fully autonomous driving. 51

5.1 ADAS-Systems - an overview.. 54

5.2 Accident avoidance through ADAS. 55

5.3 ADAS - a fast growing industry. 57

5.4 The different steps towards self-driving vehicles. 63

6 Technical requirements for autonomous driving. 69

7 Examples of autonomous vehicles. 87

7.1 Google’s self-driving cars - first generation. 89

7.2 Google’s next generation of self-driving cars. 93

8 Availability of autonomous vehicles and future outlook. 98

8.1 Current status. 98

8.2 When to expect (fully) autonomous driving?. 102

9 The future of the driverless-automotive industry. 110

10 Conclusion. 119

11 Appendix. 122

11.1 List of References. 122

11.2 List of Figures. 131

11.3 Abbreviations and Nomenclature. 134