Drivers could be putting some distance between their hands and their steering wheels in the coming years.

That’s according to Telemetry’s Assisted and Automated Driving Forecast, which looked at the current state of advanced driver-assistance systems and autonomous vehicles and where the tech seems to be headed over the next decade.

The upshot? Over half of new cars will have hands-free driving capabilities by 2028.

“Customers really love these hands-free systems, especially on longer drives,” Sam Abuelsamid, Telemetry’s VP of market research and the report’s author, said in a statement. “But, ‘god is in the details,’ and as these become more common, these differences may affect the customer experience and brand loyalty, especially as the worst of these systems may result in preventable injury or worse.”

Status update: Assisted and automated driving systems are classified from Level 0 to Level 5 according to their capabilities, Abuelsamid explained during a webinar hosted by the Automotive Press Association.

Many vehicles on the market today feature basic driver-assist features like adaptive cruise control. Growing most quickly are what the industry refers to as Level 2+ systems, like GM’s Super Cruise and Ford’s BlueCruise, which allow for hands-free driving under certain conditions. Level 3 systems allow drivers to take their eyes off the road. Levels 4 and 5 cover vehicles that don’t require human supervision or intervention.

“We’re seeing a lot of increased capabilities in these systems that are edging closer and closer to full automation,” Abuelsamid said. “But we’re still a ways away from that.”

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