Remote (Driverless) Driving

I decided to analyze the topic of remote driving, and was amazed at how much research has already been conducted. Some research has focused on driving a vehicle remotely, but in the sense that an external device must be physically close to the vehicle (such as a wire). Other research has required that no other vehicles be on the same road as the test vehicle, which is fine for development purposes, but not as an end goal. However, the most promising research I found was conducted by GM, which can be read at:

 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=d8u0m82o0&show_article=1

The article states that although remote, or driverless, cars can be on the road by the year 2018, the biggest hurdle in its path is society itself. Society must decide what to do with the technology, whether it will trust it, or find use for it. Some challenges will remain, such as automatically responding to unforeseen failures, like blown tires. Nevertheless, it is a promising area that will definitely have an impact on all of us.