With technology rapidly progressing in the field of artificial intelligence, self-driving cars are coming closer and closer to hitting the retail market. Many companies including #Mazda have already invested heavily into partnerships with tech companies in order to progress research even further. Self-driving cars will likely be available as early as 2020 and some manufacturers have already released autonomous cars, so it’s important to understand how they work.

 

An autonomous car is meant to make driving on the highway or single lane roads easier while requiring very little input from the driver. Once the driver activates a switch, they determine a speed for the car to maintain in a similar manner to cruise control. After this the car takes over, utilizing a number of cameras and sensors to gather information from the surroundings. The car can recognize in three-dimensional depth the cars on around it, as well as the lane markers. It will then follow the car in front at a controlled distance.

 

The system can even adapt to rapid changes. If the car in front brakes quickly, the camera can recognize the rapid change in distance and speed and apply the brakes. The car can follow curves by measuring how the lane markers change, as well as from the path of the car it is following. In the event someone dangerously swerves in front of the car, the program will automatically brake and start following the new car at the preset distance. Future models will also be able to implement GPS technology and maps to know how the road changes ahead of time.

 

Keep your eye on Cardinale Mazda for these cars in the upcoming future, and you can also check out our other advanced cars like the #Mazda3 and the whole CX lineup. You can even browse our inventory online at www.cardinalemazda.com.

 

 

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