Based on what I saw at CES this year and some other automotive tech conferences and demos, I would say Google is 1-2 years ahead of everyone else with their automated driving capabilities.  Not a huge lead, but they have far more data to use for training and far more cars in the wild than any OEM.  Most competitors have a few cars that they field test occasionally and trot out for press events.<p>What&#x27;s interesting to me is that the technology gap seems to be closing with the rapid advancement of sensors and embedded processors, and more standardized approaches to computer vision, machine learning, etc. making their way into automotive applications.  Volvo is obviously taking advantage of this in a great way.