A driver on Auckland's motorway sits with his arms clasped in his lap in a video that shows the reality of the self-driving car phenomenon.
The future is here. Sigurd Magnusson says that's the idea he wanted to capture by filming from the passenger seat of Sean Dick's Tesla S as it drives autonomously on Auckland's motorway.
In the video filmed in March, the Tesla vehicle climbs the Harbour Bridge, takes the turns at Westhaven and glides on to the Victoria Park overpass without its driver's hands on the steering wheel.
The car adjusts its speed automatically, takes corners and even changes lane on command.
"A lot of people are hearing about this idea of self-driving cars. Most people though don't realise that these are already driving around New Zealand," Magnusson said.
