---
title: "Drive Wire for July 12, 2016: Jaguar Land Rover Is Developing Self-Driving Off-Road Technology"
description: "Carmaker wants to make sure automotive autonomy doesn't stop when the road does."
date: "2016-07-12"
modified: "2016-07-12"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/4380/drive-wire-for-july-12-2016-jaguar-land-rover-is-developing-self-driving-off-road-technology"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Jaguar"
  - "self-driving cars"
---

# Drive Wire for July 12, 2016: Jaguar Land Rover Is Developing Self-Driving Off-Road Technology

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In today's episode of Drive Wire, *The Drive* delves into the news that Jaguar Land Rover is hard at work developing self-driving car technology that will enable [the automaker's vehicles to drive themselves off-road](<https://www.topgear.com/car-news/future-tech/jaguar-land-rover-reveals-autonomous-roading-tech>). According to JLR's head of research, the company is developing a suite of software and hardware solutions to tackle the unique challenge of navigating off-road terrain, such as advanced ground sensors and cameras to detect low-hanging obstacles. Wanna learn more? Check out the video.

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