THE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIES: FROM CONCEPTION TO MANUFACTURE TO IMPLEMENTATION January 2024 Driver monitoring systems continue to mature and grow in sophistication Mapping Nissan: evolvAD Large language models Breaking down the language barrier between humans and computers could accelerate and improve AV development Face value HD maps have long been synonymous with autonomous driving. Could the latest REM technology mark a fundamental shift? A UK project seeks to boost autonomous driving on rural and urban residential roads, partly by training AVs to act more assertively