Jaguar engineer: A mishap with Tesla's Autopilot could set back self-driving cars by a decade

Your brand-new Jaguar won't steer itself or automatically change lanes. But that's not because the British brand doesn't have the technology. It's because, according to one Jaguar engineer, the company believes semi-autonomous tech is dangerous.

Jaguar's collision mitigation automatic braking system currently offered in its new models will, in the case of an imminent collision, slow the car thereby limiting collision force. However, it won't brake the car hard enough to stop it. Rather, Jaguar leaves it up to the driver to apply full braking force. Collision mitigation braking is simply there to help. Read more...