Two years until self-driving cars are on the road – is Elon Musk right?

The Tesla CEO has proclaimed that autonomous driving is a 'solved problem' but tech and executives in recent years have tempered their expectations

Depending on whom you ask, your car will be driving you in less than two years - or more than 15.

The Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, who is never shy about beating his chest, on Wednesday declared it to be just two years away . In doing so, he made one of the most confident predictions to date about how soon consumers can stop worrying about passing their driver's tests.