Apple and Uber lagging in self-driving car league table

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Self-driving cars are frequently in the news. The technology has progressed strongly, but we’re nowhere near ‘perfect’ yet. There are a significant number of companies working on test vehicles, especially in California, with the focus on improving safety and the cars’ software capabilities. As <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2019/02/22/apple-and-uber-are-trailing-in-autonomous-car-development-infographic/?ss=ai-big-data#7a74275a26ba" target="_blank">Niall McCarthy</a>, a data analyst at Statista writes in Forbes, “Disengagements, and the reasons they occur, are a key part of that test process.” What are ‘disengagements’? A disengagement is what happens when the car’s software detects a problem, or the driver sees some danger coming, and is then able to take control of the car, so it is no longer self-driving.