In 2015 the UK government announced a £20 million fund to develop driverless cars. The aim is simple – make driving easier, improve safety, cut congestion and reduce pollution. The automated car industry is set to be worth £900 billion by 2025, but are people ready to take their hands off the wheel?

As the race to commercialise autonomous vehicles continues, developers are busy experimenting with cognitive learning technologies. Honda’s concept NeuV car is designed to ‘feel’ and read its driver’s emotions, using artificial intelligence to improve the driving experience.

A 3D-printed bus that can chat to passengers might sound like something from a sci-fi movie, but it’s actually already on the roads in the US. Created by start-up Local Motors and powered by IBM Watson’s cognitive learning technology, could Olli be the future of public transport?

By 2035, over 12 million self-driving vehicles will be sold each year. Yet amid the industry-wide push, there’s a danger that brands could lose sight of how people will react to this new tech. With the Panamera, Porsche is showing it’s committed to making autonomous cars with drivers in mind.