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Volkswagen Gets 1 Step Closer to Automated Driving

VW Research Group has unveiled that they now have technology in place that will allow a vehicle to drive semi-automated on the highway up to 80mph. Referred to as Temporary Auto Pilot, it semi-controls tasks like braking, lane switching, and adaptive cruise control. We've seen the commercials about the vehicles that brake when you're about to hit an object and this takes it to the next level.



VW Research  Group has unveiled that they now have technology in place that will allow a vehicle to drive semi-automated on the highway up to 80mph. Referred to as Temporary Auto Pilot, it semi-controls tasks like braking, lane switching, and adaptive cruise control. We've seen the commercials about the vehicles that brake when you're about to hit an object and this takes it to the next level.



VW Research Group has unveiled that?

Toyota Vehicle Recall Headlines Today

The Toyota recall and stop-sale underscores something that I've been saying for a while now:  Consumers should not make their buying decisions based solely on the perception of higher quality.  Most of the world's major automotive manufacturers are producing high-quality vehicles that are more or less comparable.