Mobileye exec predicts faster-than-expected uptake of driver assist technology

Developing self-driving cars is the automotive equivalent of putting a man on the moon, says Itay Gat, a key player at Mobileye, the Israel-based company that is developing collision detection and driver assistance systems with automakers such as BMW and General Motors. Gat expects fully autonomous vehicles to be a reality within five years. He also told Automotive News Europe Correspondent Olive Keogh that demand for driver assistance solutions is well ahead of projections.