Audi's A8 is a self-driving car you can buy in 2017

Think Tesla is the only carmaker that dabbles with near-autonomous driving? Think again. 

Audi has an upcoming luxury sedan, the A8, which will come with Level 3 autonomy, meaning the car can drive itself... up to a certain speed. Audi claims it's the first production vehicle to come with this level of autonomy. 

The new A8 — which has the top spot in Audi's lineup of luxury sedans — is so full of technology that merely listing it all is a daunting task. The most impressive of these is the traffic jam pilot that "takes charge of driving" in slow-moving traffic, which Audi defines as driving up to 37.3 miles per hour (60 km/h).  Read more...