What are self-driving cars?

Our future will involve driverless cars. At this year's CES, car companies and graphics card manufacturers alike featured the technology that they believe will power the vehicles of tomorrow. But how soon will we be driving hands-free? Is the country ready for driverless vehicles? This week, The Verge's car expert Chris Ziegler explains the history of the driverless car, and the incremental improvements that have led us to this moment. Strap in your seat belts! It's going to be a very smooth and safe automated ride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices