Self-driving cars are sharing the same roads with human drivers in many countries now.
But how does a self-driving car work? Why can those cars be rid of steering wheels and even pedals? Let’s talk nuts and bolts.
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But how does a self-driving car work? Why can those cars be rid of steering wheels and even pedals? Let’s talk nuts and bolts.
#ChinaExplained #2025ChinaAgenda #selfdriving #robotaxis #cybercab
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00:00Let's talk nuts and bolts.
00:06There are different levels of self-driving.
00:09These levels are supposed to help navigate the path to complete automation.
00:13Here's the lowdown.
00:15The driver does pretty much all the work from level 0 to level 2.
00:20With level 3, the car can drive itself.
00:23At times, you won't even need to keep your eyes on the road.
00:26There's even more automation in level 4.
00:29In fact, most of the time, you can sit back and relax.
00:33Finally, level 5.
00:34The car can operate by itself at all times.
00:38There's no driver, so no need for a steering wheel or pedals.
00:43Most self-driving cars today are fitted with multi-sensor systems.
00:47So, cameras, radar, and LiDAR, which uses lasers to detect objects and measure distance.
00:54There are other systems, like Tesla's FSD, or full self-driving.
00:59This relies almost entirely on cameras.
01:02But both systems come with strings attached.
01:05The multi-sensor systems are expensive and can be affected by external factors, like
01:10the weather.
01:11On the flip side, the full self-driving model sometimes struggles to process really complex
01:17environments.