GM: Self-driving cars could be on the road ahead of schedule

When exactly can we expect a rollout of self-driving cars on the market? The roadmap for the introduction of autonomous cars is a fiercely discussed topic; and when it comes to saying when these vehicles will arrive on our roads, it seems General Motors is taking a more than optimistic stance. Earlier this week, head of foresights and trends at General Motors Richard Holman suggested that the timetable for the deployment of self-driving cars had changed. Significantly. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, he told a crowd gathered at a conference in Detroit that most people now think that self-driving cars could hit the road by 2020, if not sooner. Earlier industry estimates had 2035 as a reasonable timetable, he added.