Disadvantages Of Normative Beliefs

In the article, “Will Self-Driving Cars be Good for America” (March 10, 2016), Robert Peterson argues that America is ready for self-driving cars to take over the streets. The author first reports the statistics of car related accidents in America, and how much the damages have cost in all; he then presents all the benefits of autnomous cars by discussing how it will benefit people of all ages by limiting expenses, and being able to reach a destination without the need for a license; and to conclude, he then finishes his article by alerting the audience that they need to get ready for what’s about to happen to the automotive industry in America. His purpose is to inform the reader in order to convince them that autonomous cars are the only

First driverless cars are much less likely to crash. In fact “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that between 93 percent and 95 percent of car accidents are caused by human error” (par. 5, Tribune). This study displays

driving cars are able to use a variety of technology to navigate roads much safer as they

Most people believe that these self-driving cars are going to make our roads much safer than they are with human drivers. According to an article titled “Road Crash Statistics” by the Association for Safe International Road Travel, “nearly 1.3 million people die in road crashes each year, on average 3,287 a day.” They also claim that road crashes is the ninth leading cause of death. Obviously automobiles are dangerous, but they are also very effective for transportation. According to Statista there were over 7 million cars sold to U.S. customers in 2014. Even though automobiles have caused so many deaths, most people really need them.

Similarly, the article “The Moral Challenges of Driverless Cars” explains how driverless cars will be a safer alternative. It explains how humans are more prone to cause an accident than the driverless cars. The article describes the processing behind the vehicles and some problems they face while making them along with how this will delay their production. It also clarifies how the cars will be able to make the decisions that will keep people safe instead of putting them in harm’s way. Finally, the article describes the ethical issues and automation in cars today. According to Kirkpatrick, the cars are equipped with software that determine what reaction to make in different situations that would take a human more time to make, therefore, avoiding an accident. As stated in this article, there is still much work to be done before the cars are actually ready to sell to the public.

Driverless cars merely shift liability from the driver to the manufacturer as every accident raises suspicion of a product defect. Faced with a new vein of product liability lawsuits, courts will apply the same principles they do now with semi-autonomous systems in airplanes and ships, but it won't be sufficient. For instance, so far courts haven't included software in manufacturing defect claims because nothing tangible is manufactured. The failure to warn issue is also problematic, because some embedded technology requires no operation but can malfunction if an owner modifies the vehicle.

The problem was that some people want to enjoy a sports car and reject the driverless car.

Are driverless cars really safe like everyone says? Are they better like everyone says? Will they meet everyone’s needs? And the real question is, are we ready for driverless cars? The insurance companies also have to be ready for driverless cars, which they are not. A driverless car may be safer but would it take the out of driving while lessening driver’s responsibilities? (Crowe)There are many upsides about driverless cars as well as there are downfalls. It honestly depends on what kind of person you are and if you like driving or not. Like for example there would be no joy going on vacation and going through twist and turns. You may hate driving and that’s where you will like driverless cars because it can drop you

Since the beginning of self-driving cars which first began in 1925 with the creation of the Houdina Radio Control; a car operated by two cars, a transmitter, and an antenna, to now - the futuristic dream of these autonomous cars have transformed into the reality of cars we see now. These cars are nothing short of the new technology advances that have occurred over the past decade. However, with these advances many question whether or not these cars are ready to be sold, due to the fatal accident that occurred May 2016 involving the autonomous Tesla and a white truck. Due to the Tesla not being able to detect the white tractor because of technological issues, the tesla failed to stop, and since the driver was not prepared to steer, it lead to the fatal collision eventually leading to the death of the tesla owner. With the increase of these cars on the road, from companies like BMW, Daimler, Ford, Apple, Uber, and Google, this poses a serious threat to not only the people operating this autonomous vehicle but also to the surrounding drivers. I believe that autonomous cars should not be put on the road, and that these cars are not beneficial to the population.

The influx of legislation can be linked back to the success of the first initiative relating to autonomous vehicles, and it is likely that autonomous vehicle legislation will continue to be introduced at the state level throughout the country.Google Inc. has approached several major car insurance underwriters to gauge the coverage implications of its driverless car technology available to the commercial market. (Matt & et.al., 2012). Perhaps the biggest obstacle facing self-driving cars is, not surprisingly, the lawyers. The good news is that this technology should dramatically reduce the 30,000-plus annual fatalities on the nation 's highways (Walker 2012).About four years ago, when Google team was trying to develop cars

For the study, conducted between June and November, 1,928 survey respondents were recruited online and presented with crash scenarios as well as questions gauging their personal opinions about riding in an autonomous vehicle and their likelihood of buying one.

Consumers may question, whether driverless driving features will offer an overall better option than driving themselves. Taking into account that failure of consumer acceptance entails considerable costs to companies (Chiesa & Frattini, 2011). It is essential for organizations to understand under which circumstances customers accept autonomous cars. Acceptance and future use of new technologies are frequently subject to tradeoffs between uncertain benefits and costs of adopting the new invention (Venkatesh, Morris, Davis, & Davis, 2003).

Self-driving cars have driven hundreds of thousands of miles without human intervention. Because of their success and reliability. People should not worry when self-driving cars will replace normal cars, but rather how quickly. More importantly, these self-driving cars do not need to be created perfectly—they only need to drive better than humans. To help illustrate, 40,000 people are killed every year in human driven car accidents in the United States alone. Self-driving cars have an advantage over humans given that they do not blink, text while driving, or get sleepy behind the wheel. Self-driving cars should really be called “autos”: an automatic way of transporting objects from one location to another without a driver. Tiny autos can work in warehouses and smaller building, and larger autos can work on construction sites moving materials and equipment. Moreover, the transportation industry in the United States employs about three million people; counting world-wide employees, there are 70 million jobs minimum that can potentially be lost. While some people may fight against autos in the transportation industry, economics usually wins and rightly so. The incentives surrounding autos and transportation are too advantageous to give up. One-third of the total expenses of transportation companies is made up of human salaries, not to mention humans sleeping costs money, accidents costs money, and negligence costs money. Insurance companies even favor autos as they never get into accidents and pay a smaller premium. Accordingly, it is likely that autos will be the first place where individuals will actually see robots drastically changing

Autonomous vehicles eliminate human error based road fatalities such as drunk driving distracted driving, and drowsy driving.

Among these issues are safety, cost, productivity, legality, public opinion, and the environment. Each will be touched upon in this section. It is important to have a general knowledge of these areas in order to better understand the speed at which autonomous vehicles might be adopted.