a man takes his hands off the steering wheel in a car
Some driver-assistance systems allow people to go "hands-free."
  • A new study found that driver-assistance systems may create new safety risks.
  • The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 14 automation systems across nine manufacturers.
  • Eleven out of 14 systems failed. 

Self-driving cars may be the way of the future, but the current technology that allows vehicles to "automatically assist" drivers still has a long way to go before making the roads safer.