The finish of 2022 noticed the autonomous car (AV) sector endure a sequence of funding disappointments, start-up closures, and investor scepticism. Stepping into to 2023, Tesla Chief Govt Elon Musk’s frequent assertions that the deployment of totally autonomous passenger vehicles (SAE Degree 4+) is imminent had been coming below business scrutiny.

So, how can the AVs transfer ‘past the hype’ of current years? This was the principle query thought of on 14 September throughout The Autonomous 2023 occasion held in Vienna, which introduced collectively business executives, analysts, and thought leaders to find out a possible roadmap for the sector. For Ricky Hudi, Chairman of The Autonomous and Member of the Supervisory Board at occasion initiator TTTech Auto, business expectations over the previous decade have swung like a pendulum.