Self-driving Cars Has a Big Market According to a Report

According to a report from BI Intelligence,self-driving cars are no longer a futuristic idea. Self-driving car companies like BMW,Mercedes, and Tesla have already released, or are soon to release, self-driving features that give the car some ability to drive itself. Tech companies are also trying to pioneer the self-driving car. The reropt also provided an in-depth analysis for how we see the self-driving car progressing over the next five years after analyzing the current state of the self-driving cars.

estimated global installed base of cars with self-driving features

Here are some of the key takeaways from the report:

• We divide the self-driving car into two different types: semi-autonomous and fully autonomous. A fully autonomous vehicle can drive from point A to point B and encounter the entire range of on-road scenarios without needing any interaction from the driver. These will debut  in 2019.
• Self-driving cars are not some futuristic auto technology; in fact there are already cars with self-driving features on the road.  We define the self-driving car as any car with features that allow it to accelerate, brake, and steer a car's course with limited or no driver interaction.
• By the end of the forecast period, we expect there will be nearly 10 million cars with one of our defined self-driving car features. 
• Fully autonomous cars are further divided into user-operated and driverless vehicles. Because of regulatory and insurance questions, user-operated fully autonomous cars will come to market within the next five years, while driverless cars will remain a long ways off.
• The biggest benefits of self-driving cars are that they will help to make roads safer and people's lives easier. In the UK, KPMG estimates that self-driving cars will lead to 2,500 fewer deaths between 2014 and 2030.
• The barriers to self-driving cars remain significant. Costs need to come down and regulations need to be clarified around certain self-driving car features before the vehicles fully take off among mainstream consumers.