Autonomous Driving Rises Leave, BYD: Still Impossible To Implement

Lines of BYD production cars. (Doc. BYD Auto)

JAKARTA - With the increasingly sophisticated technology, automotive manufacturers are currently competing to create or apply the latest innovations that will be used on their vehicles, especially autonomous drivers. However, this still cannot be implemented at this time.

This was revealed by BYD spokesman, Li Yunfei. He still questions the technology in terms of ethics, morals, and safety by saying that autonomous driving is just the wrong proportion.

"We think this technology (vehicle autonomously) is completely very far away and basically impossible to do," said Li, quoted from the EV Arena, Monday, April 24.

BYD also said that the biggest problem with autonomous features is in terms of safety and a sense of responsibility for future accidents.

For Chinese countries, autonomous driving technology is generally not allowed. They only issue special permits in several cities with very limited numbers. This feature has only been used in the bamboo curtain country for testing and taxi services.

Of course, the statement from BYD is inversely proportional to what other manufacturers are developing, such as Ford and Tesla.

Moreover, in today's era, several manufacturers are directing their qibla to Tesla in terms of innovating for future vehicles by presenting several advanced features.