With pilot programs, press events and demonstration videos, automakers and their partners have showcased just how far they've come this year in advancing connected technology. Regulators also made progress toward a connected future, with policy guidelines on deploying automated vehicles and vehicle-to-vehicle connectivity.
Despite the progress, there are many questions left to answer, some of which won't be fully addressed in 2017 or in the next five or 10 years.
Here are seven of them.
1.Who will win the race to Level 4?
Reaching the level of autonomy where no human intervention is needed to drive a vehicle is an industry goal slated for the next decade. However, some companies, such as Ford Motor Co., expect to have Level 4 vehicles in the next five years, while Tesla Motors Inc. already has equipped its vehicles with self-driving hardware and expects to install the software to go with it by next year.
