Inexpensive alternative to Google's self-driving cars uses lasers and cameras to navigate

Oxford University has unveiled a new autonomous car system that takes a different approach to Google's self-driving vehicles. RobotCar UK uses front-mounted 3D laser scanners and cameras on the vehicle to compare the environment to stored map data; if the car feels confident in its ability to take the wheel, it will notify the driver via software running on a dashboard-mounted iPad. Currently the system runs on a modified Nissan Leaf and has been tested at up to 40mph. "It's not total autonomy f...