While we’ve been very excited about self-driving cars, the technology has not yet made it to our roads. Self-driving or autonomous cars are a huge project for automobile companies and technology giants. Although the technology is a work in progress, let’s have a look at the most innovative self-driving cars this year that have almost made it:

• Waymo
  Waymo is a subsidiary of the parent company of Google Alphabet, and it is way ahead of any other company in the domain of self-driving cars. The company has had self-driving cars drive more than 32 million kilometers in the real world. In the simulation, the cars have driven about 16 million kilometers. The advanced technology in Waymo self-driving cars include a camera as well as radar sensors in addition to microphones for detecting sirens from emergency vehicles. Waymo is operating Waymo One fleet of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Autonomy Level 4 Robo-taxis based in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, currently. The functionality of these cars is of a backup driver, and human drivers are actually driving the cars. The weather, traffic conditions, and the environment are ideal for testing self-driving cars, which helps Waymo become the company behind one of the most innovative self-driving cars this year.
• Zoox
  Zoox is a robotics company that focuses on self-driving cars and is based at Menlo Park, California. The company was founded by Tim Kentley-Klay and Dr. Jesse Levinson with an aim to create autonomous mobility. The world’s first fully autonomous vehicle fleet is being developed by Zoox, and the company is also creating a supporting ecosystem so that the cars can soon make their way into the market. The cars are a great balance of artificial intelligence, design, and robotics, and Zoox says this will become the future of mobility sooner than we expect in urban areas.
• Tesla Model 3
  The car is not essentially a self-driving vehicle, but it has some great autonomous features. Some of the features in the Model S include automatic emergency braking, side collision warning, and forward-collision warning. In addition, exciting features like Enhanced Autopilot System can efficiently brake, accelerate, steer, and change lanes automatically. Full self-driving Model S is also in the works, and it will have the capability to self-park as well.
• BMW 5 Series
  The all-new BMW 5-series has some impressive, advanced safety features that come as standard features across all the models in the range. Features like pedestrian detection, front and rear parking sensors, and adaptive cruise control clearly put the car in the race for the most innovative self-driving cars this year, although it isn’t completely self-driving. The driver assistance features of the car include Traffic Jam Assist, which keeps you at a safe distance from the other vehicles on the road.