article_snippet: Delphi Automotive launched the first coast-to-coast test of a driverless car on Sunday, starting at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
article_snippet: Look ma, no hands': Delphi Automotive started the first cross-county test drive of an automatic car (pictured), starting in San Francisco .
article_snippet: Delphi is using the cross-country trip to gather data and check on A driverless car's safety systems .
article_snippet: But Delphi insists that drivers on the road shouldn't be scared if Delphi pass by Delphi test vehicle.
article_snippet: Delphi, one of the largest suppliers of automotive electronics and safety systems, is using the long journey in the Audi crossover to acquire 2.3 terabytes data from a sophisticated array of cameras, radar and lidar - a laser mapping technology.
article_snippet: The Delphi drive kicked off March 22 near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, with plans to wind up in New York City just before an automotive show opens there on April 3.
article_snippet: Delphi's demonstration underscores growing interest and investments by automakers and suppliers in self-driving cars, some of which could be production-ready by 2020.
article_snippet: Jeff Owens, Delphi's chief technology officer, sees the automated driver assistance systems in the Audi as building blocks on the road to fully self-driving cars in the next decade.
article_snippet: Delphi has been working on automated cars since 1999, when Delphi split from GM, according to Ars Technica.
article_snippet: Delphi has been testing out Delphi vehicles around Delphi Mountain View, California, campus.
article_snippet: Making improvements: Delphi, one of the largest suppliers of automotive electronics and safety systems, is using the long journey in the Audi crossover to acquire data from a sophisticated array of cameras and radars .
article_snippet: Delphi will now test such functions as traffic jam assist, automated highway pilot with lane change and automated parking and valet.
article_snippet: Delphi is providing some of the components and technology, including vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity, for GM's Super Cruise automated driving system, which will debut in 2016 on the new Cadillac CT6 sedan.
article_snippet: Delphi director John Absmeier said that once the automation system is tested the automation system will be applicable to any car model.
highlights_snippet: Delphi Automotive began cross-country test of driverless vehicle on Sunday .
  