Dateline 2021: 4 year countdown to Ford launching driverless vehicle

No steering wheel, accelerator pedal or brake pedal... robot motoring is getting closer as technology makes giant strides

Dateline 2021: 4 year countdown to Ford launching driverless vehicle

There must have been occasions in recent weeks when Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary wished he could trade in the flying industry for the motor trade... and done away with pilots altogether.

The pilot-less plane may be some way off, but autonomous vehicles will soon be a reality — and Ford has thrown down the gauntlet to the industry by announcing it will have a fully autonomous vehicle in commercial operation by 2021.

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