Self-driving cars have been crowned the future of the automotive industry, but in their current form, the software powering those vehicles is stuck in the present.One significant flaw in the self-driving systems has yet to be worked out, according to experts. When there's potential for an accident, the systems often return control to the human driver without enough time for them to avoid a collision, automotive industry experts told CBS MoneyWatch.
has launched an investigation into self-driving vehicles. The BlueCruise probe follows a 2022 investigation into what caused robotaxis run by General Motors' autonomous software, Cruise, to stop short or quit moving altogether. has also launched several investigations into crashes involving Tesla's autopilot feature dating back to 2021. The
investigations are proof that even though autonomous driving is considered the next competitive frontier for automakers, the technology still hasn't matured enough for widespread usage, Robert Sumwalt, CBS News' transportation safety analyst told CBS MoneyWatch.'It's not a perfect science yet,' said Sumwalt, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.