Stunt drivers jump from Hyundai Genesis sedans at speed

Self-driving cars aren't in the future; they're here today. "Driving" may be too strong a term for what they do they can't navigate a pre-planned route, or handle every road obstacle — but the most advanced vehicles can tackle not just freeway driving but even some city streets, with minimal input from the bag of water in the front seat. To demonstrate just how advanced its systems had grown, Hyundai had stunt drivers bring a convoy of 2015 Genesis sedans up to speed on a track, push a button or two and then bail out.
A few notes about the video above: Despite being shot in California, it wasn't released by Hyundai's American arm, but rather its global parent, perhaps over concerns that the legal warnings equaling "don't even think about trying this yourself" would not be stringent enough. There's also a little blurb in the video that notes one of the two main technologies in use here — the lane-keeping system, which steers the car between the lines — had been slightly modified to remain on at all times.
But aside from the staged drama, the tech of automated cruise control, lane-keeping cameras and automated emergency braking has now become common among many luxury vehicles, from Mercedes to Cadillac s
and will soon begin to trickle into more mainstream models. Google's push to build a fully self-driving vehicle from scratch has met resistance from automakers in Detroit, Europe and Japan who want to take a more cautious approach. As the Hyundai stunt demonstrates, automakers may not be ready for door-to-door driver-less vehicles, but they're still getting ready to make the leap.