Fully Autonomous Cars

In the United States, driver error is the primary factor to blame for automobile deaths. According to the National Safety Council, in 2015, over thirty-eight thousand people died in car crashes. On average, that is 194 people killed a day. It is unacceptable to lose so many lives each year to this tragedy. Unfortunately, society has accepted this as the price of convenient transportation. However, there is an alternative. In recent years, the feasibility of affordable driverless cars is becoming a reality. The pace of current progress points to a future where driverless cars will replace humans at the wheel.

Self driving vehicles is a huge change in our society. We are taking the next step into the future and creating something bigger than ever. Driverless cars can be a good thing and a bad thing in todays society. We depend on so many things now, the older we get and the more time goes on, the lazier we get. Being Americans, we are putting our thoughts and ideas to the ultimate test to create something so dangerous but so efficient. We have thought of ideas that would make our lives "easier" and less stressful. In this paper I will describe how driverless cars work, the current problems and setbacks that we are having, and how this new technology is being put to use today.

“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.

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.

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.

Many great technological feats have been accomplished in the past few years, one of the most notable would be the creation of self-driving cars. Along with the topic of what can be done with this technology, there is also the topic of what should be done with the technology from an ethical standpoint. Self-driving cars while not perfected are worth their innumerous benefits, despite the current limitations and drawbacks. Every year there are numerous incidents where the driver is responsible for a crash or even death. A self-driving car could be the very solution necessary to solving the abundance of accidents that occur daily across the nation. There are different levels of automation ranging on the amount of the drivers control of the vehicles. This technology is already being implemented in creative and helpful ways, and has been successfully tested.

Driverless cars are automobiles that function independently and without the need of a human operator, they are fully autonomous vehicles. Many company’s like google, ford, and BMW are working on developing this new frontier technology. The basic premise behind the technology is that the computer system calculates an efficient route to a destination. While the car is in motion it creates a range around the car were it is actively sensing and rendering its environment including obstacle detection. An advanced computer uses an artificial intelligent system to provide responses to given situations. As of today this technology is relatively new. Driverless cars have the potential of revolutionizing transportation by making roads safer, efficient,

Driving without using our hands has been a vision for many years and it is finally becoming a reality. Imagine, sitting in the driver seat and not driving but the car is moving; too good to be true? The past year has been nothing but positive results for the driverless car coming to dealerships. Ideas of making such a vehicle seems modern but can date back to the mid-‘20’s and early-1930’s (Albanesius). With that being said, it took almost 85 years to get the process going and make a fantasy into a reality. Although these cars make everyday lives easier, pros and cons are concerns to the public eye. The multiple companies competing to create the first successful, autonomous car are using complex technology to make this car operable; this means there will be extra costs when buying a driverless vehicle. As the future approaches, ideas and concepts that have been the foundation of the autonomous car have been challenged whether they are safe

The article I choose from WSJ this week is the developing of fully driverless cars. Back when I was in high school, everyone was excited to get their driving license and drive to school instead of riding the bus. But of course we had to complete the driver education class to get a permit before actually being fully able to drive alone at certain hours of the day. Now, thinking about it, my children probably won’t even need a license, ever. They would even need to learn how to drive.

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.

This talk is about Artificial Intelligence in the form of self-driving cars. Thrun and his group at Stanford University decided to build a different self-driving car with new hardware and software. The cars that they developed is so technologically advanced due to its inclusion of different sensors who allow the car to see, these sensors, in fact, helps the cars make decisions about every aspect of driving. This idea can help people in the prevention of death since driving accidents are the number one cause of death for young people. Also in the presenter's case, this idea could have helped in the prevention on the death of his close friend

Google’s autonomous car had clocked up 1 million miles on public roads, and the researcher planned to do more road test in the future in order to expedite launch the Google’s car. (Protalinski, 2015) The technology of autonomous car is mature enough to use. In addition, the law for autonomous car has been already passed in serval states including Florida, Nevada, and Michigan. (Boeglin, 2015) It seems to be obviously that autonomous are coming into and bringing profound effect in our daily life. However, before greeting this revolutionary vehicle, there are several problems that need to be solved, such as ethical dilemma, liability and privacy problems. In this essay, which decision is moral in emergency, who will be responsible for an accident made by an autonomous car, and how much intimate information of owner can an autonomous car use will be discussed.

Self-driving cars are every kids dream. Whether they were born 30 years ago, or just celebrated their third birthday, innovation and technology creeps into the dreams of everyone. While this technological advancement once seemed like something larger than life, Google and a small number of other innovating companies are trying to give kids something new to dream about by making these self-driving cars something of reality. While excitement beams at this news, questions beckon as well. Engineers and scientist worldwide are beginning to explore the idea of an autonomous car. Due to the lack of knowledge there is still much caution as to whether society, or science, is ready for this new way of transportation. Self-driving cars lack overall safety and should not be admitted into the automobile market because of the hazards they bring with their under-developed technology, their insufficient amount of testing, and lack of credibility.

One of the major incentives for developing autonomous vehicles is the potential impact on vehicle safety. In 2009, there were 10.8 million motor vehicle accidents in the US, resulting in 35,900 deaths (Census 2012). It’s estimated that over 90% of all accidents are due to

Cars represent a big part of people’s everyday life. They are used to go visit ancestors or colleagues; many need them for work or getting to school faster. But drivers need loads of concentration and accidents are caused because something distracts them. That is why engineers and software developers for Google, Volvo and other companies, have been working on driverless vehicles for the last years. They are designed to make lives easier in a bunch of ways. While they provide a new kind of functionality, they operate different than cars that need a driver. Whereas the new possibilities they present are not all known yet, it is a certainty that they will also cause problems that did not exist before. The only thing