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The uncanny valley of partially-automated driving

Automated driving has the potential to be the most disruptive force in transportation since Henry Ford rolled out the Model T. The potential impact on an industry that generates an estimated $4 trillion in annual revenues globally is enormous. No company wants to be left without a chair when the music stops.

However, in that rush to win the automation race, are automakers producing interim products that might be better left parked in the storage lot behind the research labs?