TOKYO: Japanese car manufacturers will have to convince the public that letting go of the wheel in a self-driving car is safe, while also dealing with the biggest threat to the cars’ security: the humans using them.

Toyota, Nissan and Honda are intent on putting autonomous cars on highways—and also city roads for Nissan—by 2020, and the triumvirate of Japan’s auto industry were keen to stress the advances made so far at the recent Tokyo Motor Show.

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