Manufacturers motor on with driverless cars at electronics show

Car-makers and technology firms are jumping on the bandwagon of the driverless car, which remains a concept as well as a platform for new technologies to improve safety on the road.

This week, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Toyota and Audi showed off their ideas for autonomous vehicles, in the wake of the push by Google on its driverless car. And others may follow suit.

Toyota drew attention with its electronic Lexus sedan, equipped with a host of sensors and cameras. “It has the ability to drive itself, but we won’t allow it,” said Jim Pisz, corporate manager at Toyota North America.