Apparently Mercedes Benz has come quite far regarding autonomous driving. In September 2013 they let one of their S-Class models drive the historic route from

Apparently Mercedes Benz has come quite far regarding autonomous driving. In September 2013 they let one of their S-Class models drive the historic route from Mannheim to Pforzheim in Germany with some journalist(s) on board[1]. On this route the worlds first long-distance (194km/121mi) ride in a motorized car was undertaken in 1888 by Bertha Benz, wife of Carl Benz, who developed, what is known today as the worlds first modern automobile.[2] This route contains interurban as well as urban parts. The prototype car nicknamed "Bertha" is not easily recognizable from a standard S-Class model, which already contains most of the systems necessary to enable autonomous driving. [1] Google translation: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=auto&tl=en&prev=_dd&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fauto%2Faktuell%2Fautonomes-fahren-unterwegs-mit-einer-s-klasse-auf-autopilot-a-920803.html http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=de&sl=auto&tl=en&pr... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Benz_Memorial_Route http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertha_Benz_Memorial_Route