Growing consumer preference for convenience-enhancing technologies and automobiles-as-a-service options helped double the adoption of vehicles with automated driving features in 2016, says <SPAN class=glossary-item style=&quot;CURSOR: help&quot;>Frost &amp; Sullivan</SPAN>’s mobility team.<BR> <P><BR>Going forward, large-scale investments from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will refine the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and cognitive cloud-based technology solutions even further, enabling level 4/5 autonomous driving within the next five years. Retrofitted automated driving solutions and deployment in shared mobility (taxi) platforms will experience robust growth.<BR><BR>“With the introduction of automated driving taxis to support shared mobility business models, the commercial entry of level 4 vehicles is expected by as early as 2020,” said mobility senior analyst Anirudh Venkitaraman. “In the European and North American markets, the introduction of level 3 automation by 2018, driven by over-the-air updates from <SPAN class=glossary-item style=&quot;CURSOR: help&quot;>Tesla</SPAN>, will strengthen the initial take rates for the technology. Pilot offerings from <SPAN class=glossary-item style=&quot;CURSOR: help&quot;>Audi</SPAN>, <SPAN class=glossary-item style=&quot;CURSOR: help&quot;>BMW</SPAN>, and Mercedes-Benz will soon follow, taking the product into the premium market.”<BR></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>**원문보기</P> <P><A href=&quot;http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/level-4-5-autonomous-driving-will-be-possible-in-the-next-five-years-says-research/&quot; target=_blank>http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/level-4-5-autonomous-driving-will-be-possible-in-the-next-five-years-says-research/</A></P>