These 19 companies are racing to put driverless cars on the road by 2020

When 2020 hits, you can bet it will start the decade of driverless cars.We rounded up 19 companies aiming to have driverless car technology ready by 2020, some even declaring their fully autonomous car will be hitting the roads at that time. (Assuming the various necessary regulations are in place, of course.)Here's who is in the race to make driverless cars a reality just four years from now.SEE ALSO:BMW will release self-driving cars in China in 2021Tesla is aiming to have its driverless technology ready by 2018.Tesla CEO Elon Musk committed to the 2018 timeline last September, but it's unlikely we'll see one on the road. Musk himself said that it's unlikely regulators will be ready for driverless cars to hit the roads in 2018, so we'll have to wait to see how that plays out.Uber's autonomous car is hitting the streets in Pittsburgh.Uber and Volvo have agreed to a $300 million alliance to develop driverless cars. The cars will be hitting the streets of Pittsburgh in August, where those hailing an Uber may get a chance to ride in one with human supervision in the driver seat.Uber hasmade a play for the self-driving car spaceby poachingstaff from Carnegie Mellon University's robotics department.Google has never given a formal deadline, but has suggested it's working on having the technology ready by 2020.Chris Urmson, former head of Google's self-driving car project, suggested that he and his team are working on a 2020deadlinein a March 2015 TED Talk.Google is taking a different approach from other automakers in that it isn't looking to roll out semi-autonomous features overtime, but have a fully autonomous car ready. The cars have driven over 1.8 million miles in autonomous mode as of July.What's holding Google back' Aside from the need for further technological refinement, Google has called forfederal laws that will set regulations for driverless carsand allow them to hit the roads.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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