THE SELF-DRIVING CAR has come to seem like an idea that’s always a few years away from reality. But perhaps we aren’t looking closely enough.
According to two women leading efforts to commercialize autonomous vehicles, the technology has well and truly arrived—and while it might be limited to certain niches for now, they believe it could become a lot more common in the next few years.
Jody Kelman oversees the autonomous driving division of the ride-sharing company Lyft, which has been testing self-driving taxis in Las Vegas since 2018.