What does the future hold for the automobile ?

The future of the car will see two major trends: self-driving cars and research on new propulsion methods.

Autonomous cars like Google Car and Uber and Tesla Motors self-driving cars seem to have come straight out of a science fiction book. The coming of driverless cars had actually already begun in 1990, but they’ve taken a lot of fine-tuning, and it will still be some time until we see them regularly on the roads!

 

The search is on for greener, more sustainable solutions to fossil fuels as consumers increasingly turn to renewable energies. However, the electric car didn’t just come about yesterday: the first prototypes were invented in 1834! Given the strong competition from steam-powered cars and combustion engines and the lack of performance and autonomy of electric models, this option was set aside for a very long time—until Elon Musk and his company Tesla Motors brought it back to life. In 2010, Japan automaker Nissan introduced the first 100% electric car for the general public, called the Leaf, from the acronym “leading, environmentally friendly, affordable, family car.”

 

 

Look up ahead. The future is just up the road!