Autonomous driving in SA faces pedestrian, road sign challenges, finds Merc

It may surprise the taxi haters, but South Africa is not the most challenging country to sit behind the wheel of a vehicle in self-driving mode. The winner is China, with its sometimes erratic cyclists, lack of lane markings and confusing traffic signals. Mercedes-Benz at the end of last year visited Cape Town as the fourth stop in its five-continent Intelligent World Drive tour, aimed at gathering insight into real-life traffic conditions and road user practices in different countries.