Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport!
Self-driving cars may one day be big business, but will they ever be safer than human drivers? After years of anticipation, autonomous vehicles are now being tested on public roads around the world. As innovators race to develop what they see as the next high-tech pot of gold, some experts warn there are still daunting challenges ahead, including how to train artificial intelligence to be better than humans at making life-and-death decisions.
But how do self-driving cars work? How close are we to deploying them on a large scale? And will we ever be able to trust AI with our lives? NOVA investigates on "Look Who's Driving."
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