Self-driving cars are real, but they're not solving mysteries yet

But we have semi-autonomous cars on the road today.
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Armand Valdes
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Carmakers are working hard to develop fully autonomous, self-driving cars.  And while we have some time to go before we can just hop into a car and let it drive us wherever we please, semi-autonomous cars are currently available and on the road today.  

So how does autonomous driving work, and what technology is used to make this futurist fantasy a reality? Check out the latest installment of Mashable Explains in the video above for those answers and more.  


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Armand Valdes

Armand Valdes was a Video Producer at Mashable. He was seen hosting explainer videos and creating original content for Mashable's YouTube channel. Prior to his work at Mashable, Armand produced videos for Funny or Die and YouTube with his production company Imagimayhem Productions.

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