Advantages And Disadvantages Of Autonomous Car

Imagine being able to get into your car and simply typing in your desired destination, and then reclining your seat to watch a movie or text a friend. During this time, the car is basically driving itself. Well, soon this may be possible this invention is called an autonomous car. An autonomous car, or driverless/ robotic car, is a car that is designed to drive without human interference. Essentially, drivers can program their destination into the car’s GPS system and then sit back and relax. Some of the world’s largest car companies are currently creating autonomous vehicles, such as Audi, Toyota, Volvo, Mercedes, and countless others. The driverless vehicle is now becoming a clearer and more present reality, and has been discussed and planned for decades. The autonomous vehicle offers significant benefits, but raises many questions and difficulties.

Are Americans ready for cars that can drive themselves?, will it be safe for “ai’s” on the road instead of normal human drivers?, and how will this be beneficial to traffic, crashes, and time? In the Newsela article, “pro/con: self-driving cars are just around the corner. Is it a good thing?”, By Tribune News Service, Self-driving cars remove many of the human mistakes that cause injuries and deaths. Self-driving cars can also help disabled and elderly people get from place to place on their own. The self-driving cars that are now being developed use many forms of technology to drive themselves. Radar, cameras and other devices are used to "see" the world around the car. Advanced computer systems drive the car from one destination to another without any help from humans. Self-driving cars offer such a wealth of advantages that it makes little difference whether Americans are ready. Americans need to get ready. Self-driving cars will soon be in their rearview mirrors.

“Ninety percent of our road accidents are related to bad driving behavior; driving recklessly and speeding under the influence of alcohol, changing lanes without signaling, driving on the hard shoulder and passing through red lights.” -Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Commander in chief of the Dubai Police (Olarte, 2011). The majority of car crashes are caused by human errors, and if this proposition is implemented, the number of fatalities due to car accidents per year will dramatically plummet. In 2012, a Google driverless car had driven over 300,000 miles, with only two accidents being reported, both of which had been a human’s fault (Emerson, 2012). Autonomous cars will have quicker reflexes than humans, make more reliable judgments and will not commit silly mistakes such as texting whilst driving. As a collateral for reducing accidents, this innovation could theoretically also save the government trillions of dollars each year.

The primary concern with transportation is safety; hence the most obvious and largest benefit to the replacement of regular cars with self-driving cars is the decrease in traffic collisions. “Ninety percent of our road accidents are related to bad driving behavior; driving recklessly and speeding under the influence of alcohol, changing lanes without signaling, driving on the hard shoulder and passing through red lights.” -Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Commander in chief of the Dubai Police (Olarte, 2011). The majority of car crashes is caused by human errors, and if this proposition is implemented, the number of fatalities due to car accidents per year will dramatically plummet. In 2012, a Google driverless car had driven over 300,000 miles, with only two accidents being reported, both of which had been a human’s fault (Emerson, 2012). Autonomous cars will have quicker reflexes than humans, make more reliable judgments and will not commit silly mistakes such as texting whilst driving. As a collateral for reducing accidents, this innovation could theoretically also save the government

Since the invention of automobiles, they have become a representation of one’s wealth and pride, this is seen with many famous people, like Floyd Mayweather, who has $15 million worth of cars in his garage that he doesn’t drive (Manfred). Though having a nice car makes people feel good about themselves, not everyone has the ability to drive a nice car, usually due to a lack of money. When someone crashes their car, there is a price to pay, not only for the driver and the victim, but also the country. A report by USA Today in 2014 showed that car crashes cost the country $871 billion per year (Copeland). If the United States is spending that much money on car crashes per year, then there must be a solution. States and the government have tried

As technology progresses, so do the needs and wants of people, societies, and governments. Since the first car was created in 1885 by Karl Benz, there have been significant improvements over time such as the brake, radio, air-conditioning, seat belt, and air bag. In today’s world, the use of self-driving cars has progressed from a dream into a reality. Companies like BMW and Tesla have already implemented the self-driving feature into their cars. The use of self-driving cars will continue to become more popular and will eventually become an essential part of society.

A new technology is approaching, and it may change the world forever. Imagine a planet where traffic does not exist and there are no more drunk drivers on the roads putting people’s lives in danger. With the invention of self-driving cars, this dream world can be made into reality. A self-driving car is exactly what it sounds like, a car that operates on its own without a human driver. They have raised many controversies as to whether this invention is good or bad. Many people believe that self-driving cars are a threat to humanity, but it is the complete opposite. Self- Driving Cars will have a positive impact on society for many different reasons.

This opinion article addressing the cons of the rising technology of self-driving cars will be published in the LA Times. Readers of the LA Times are educated, affluent citizens who tend to have liberal ideologies.

Autonomous cars were first thought up back in the 1930’s, but were never fully researched. Five years ago, Google announced that it would begin production of these modern marvels and around two years ago, driverless cars began to make their way to the streets for testing. In 2012, that these cars started to pick up speed (pun intended) and became popular. This year marks a grand milestone for the developers of the driverless car as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “is widely expected to announce standards and mandates for car-borne beacons” (Fisher, 2013). Currently, research and testing occurs quite often in the West Coast of the U.S. California and Arizona because of the open roads. So far three states have legalized Google’s driverless cars, but there is no law that requires cars to have drivers in the first place.

New technology is improving the safety of drivers and their passengers. Self driving cars are now allowing drivers to do other activities than having complete focus on the road. The Eno centers study has estimated that 4.2 million car accidents will be prevented. Self driving cars are able to predict accidents, control speed, and break when needed. These cars are also able to adjust the speed and tire traction needed according to weather conditions. Even though these cars can help the problem with distracted drivers they are not perfect and can be

“Shawn” explains how driverless cars will lower the rate of deaths across the world. Driver-assist and self-driving innovations are changing our lives for the better. More than 35,000 people died in crashes on U.S. roadways in 2015 alone, and 2.4 million more were injured. Over 90 percent of those crashes were caused by human error. Self-driving technology holds the potential of preventing much of that carnage. They may hold the potential to prevent crashes but they are still able to be hacked and that could cause the same effect to happen because they aren't perfected. I believe we shouldn't use driverless cars because it is safer to have a human being controlling the car rather than a robot that could be tampered

The pros and cons of having a self driving car as shown in video one are, pro: you can sit back and relax while sitting in the car. Con: anything could happen such as malfunctions in the system.

For decades the thought of a car that could drive itself has been a model of the future, but now, that model is becoming a reality. The potential benefits of adding an autonomous vehicle (AV) to the roadways are limitless, they span from improved safety to the convenience and luxury of the driver. Companies have already gained the right to test their cars in certain states. Once proven safe, the public will slowly but surely integrate autonomous vehicles into their lives. Autonomous cars will be a substantial benefit to society because they improve automobile safety, efficiency, and the overall convenience of the vehicle.

Autonomous cars have the great potential to save millions of lives and stop millions of more crashes across the country. This could lower the amount that we spend on healthcare and cause the government to stop having to spend hundreds of billions on cleaning up after crashes, thus potentially lowering taxes. However, on the other hand, autonomous cars also have the potential to fail. If their systems were to fail we could see many fatal crashes. This is mainly due to manufacturers stating that you can relax behind the wheel and not pay full attention to the road, “a system called autopilot that implicitly encourages drivers to relax behind the wheel, yet relies on them to stay alert enough to intervene at a moment’s notice. The pitfalls of

Autonomous vehicles are coming to be a reality soon, but are theses driverless vehicles really safe. Autonomous vehicles drive themselves and make all the decisions for you, but if you get into certain situations where a wreck cannot be avoided, then the vehicle might put your life behind others. One side of this issue deals with the error in programing and the fact that people do not want to their lives in a computer's hand. While the other side of the issue deals with how much autonomous technology will improve safety on roads and cut the rate of deaths due to crashes, drastically. So are autonomous vehicles the safest, most dependable, and most convenient or untrustworthy, flawed, and dangerous new technology for vehicles?