Toyota is teaching self-driving cars to intentionally skid at high speeds while safely navigating a course. The company said the technology would not be used on the road as part of the normal driving experience, but could give self-driving cars the ability to recover from a skid in an emergency.
Drifting is a driving technique in which a driver intentionally loses traction but maintains control and slides the car sideways near a corner (see video above). Drifting cars on tracks has become a sport in itself.
Source: www.newscientist.com
