Google's Self-Driving Car Crash

    Driverless vehicles, or the self-driving car, is defined as any car with features that allow it to accelerate, brake, and steer a car’s course with limited or no driver interaction (BI Intelligence par.4). When most people hear the term “driverless vehicle”, people instantly think cars that drive all by themselves, meaning that the vehicles are able to completely control themselves while the driver can sit back in the driver’s seat as if they were the passenger. The reality is that it will actually be a few years before fully self-automated vehicles will make their debut on the road, but for now the car companies and manufacturers are adding self-driving features of the latest models of cars. For example, the 2016 BMW i3 has the capability to self-park itself without the need of the driver to control the steering wheel. This reduces the risk of the driver hitting another vehicle while

According to an article by Investopedia called “How Google’s Self-Driving Car Will Change Everything,” Self-driving cars are expected to be safer because these cars won’t drive too fast, or take unnecessary risks-things people do all the time (Chase). Some other background information includes that over ninety percent of accidents are caused by driver error. There is every reason to believe that self-driving

“Humans have since the days of Leonardo da Vinci’s supposed robotic cart dreamed of true automobiles: Self-driving cars” (Vanderbilt). Today the possibility of riding around in self-driving automobiles is more real than ever. Today there are self-driving cars being tested by multiple companies such as Google, Ford, Uber, General Motors, and more. The question everyone is asking is, are these self-driving vehicles safe? Some people argue that they are going to reduce the amount of fatal crashes in the world while others say they are more dangerous than human drivers. Self-driven vehicles promote more road safety

Although the self-driving car is relatively new in the world of technological advancement, they are coming to Portland, Oregon soon. While they are not widespread yet, Oregonians are concerned for various reasons. Once they arrive, many new laws must be created because of this new technology. The future impact of the self-driving car directly correlates to how safe people perceive the car. As of now, the cars and their ability to sense pedestrians are improving. However, the technology is not error-proof. Overcoming the widespread opinion and assumption that the cars are dangerous will be an extremely large hurdle for the self-driving car to defeat before people will consider using the self-driving function of cars that exist right now. Generally, to gain popularity among the community, self-driving cars must be able to prove that they can

More than 40% of fatal crashes involve alcohol, distraction, drug involvement and/or fatigue (NHTSA 2014). Autonomous vehicles should not fall prey to human failings, suggesting the potential for at least a 40% fatal crash rate reduction. Even when the vehicle or roadway environment is the critical reason behind a crash, human factors such as inattention, distraction, or speeding regularly contribute to the crash occurrence and/or injury severity.

The majority of car crashes are a result of a human error. In comparison to the countless amount of bad behaviors a driver might exhibit behind a wheel such as tiredness and drunkenness, a computer is an ideal motorist due to the impossibility of distractions. Self-driving cars use complicated algorithms to determine the appropriate stopping distance and distance from another vehicle, dramatically decreasing the chance of an accident. The article also states, “Their [Google’s] cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash.” Autonomous cars inhibit the unlikelihood of distractions and resourceful technology to downturn the regularity of car

Self-driving cars are a reality today. Self-driving cars may seem like a good idea, but are they safe. The thought of relaxing and reading a book while your car drives you from place to place may seem appealing at first, but what would happen if the car malfunctioned causing you to have a wreck. Who would be responsible for the damages. Before we all go out and buy these cars, we must consider the potential risks involved.

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.

Self-driving cars could have malfunctions that could cause accidents. Anything involving technology could have malfunctions, and having something technology related be a source of transportation could be dangerous. Even if self-driving cars were the only things on the road there would still be accidents. (Schroll) Self-driving cars could have malfunctions and cause accidents occasionally,

The prototype was unveiled earlier this year, but we didn't hear much about it. Now, Google had set up an obstacle course on top of one of its buildings. Across the makeshift course were "hazards" - a child on a bike, a car pulling out, a man walking aimlessly in front of the car. Naturally, the car dealt with all this impeccably.

The primary concern with transportation, however, is safety. Safety is especially crucial for self-driving cars because one of the main purposes of these vehicles is to be safer than humans; in particular, they will make the roads safer for drivers. In other words, the vast majority of car accidents are caused by human error. In fact, roughly 1.20 million people worldwide die every year from traffic accidents and over 90% of those accidents account for the mistakes humans make on the road. Because humans are largely at fault for causing collisions when driving, self-driving cars are predicted to dramatically reduce traffic accidents and fatalities by removing human error from the driving equation. In essence, self-driving cars could potentially change the situations where drivers are at risk. Certain scenarios that typically lead to car accidents and endanger others lives include driving under the influence, texting, or driving while fatigued. Fatalities that result from these critical mistakes could be greatly reduced by up to 90 percent. Accordingly, self-driving cars could save as many as 29,447 lives a year in the country. (Lafrance, 2015) For this reason, self-driving cars can make a significant and positive difference in the way that society functions by ensuring safety to drivers and reducing the number of car accidents on a large

Developing autonomous vehicles would lower the number of annual deaths caused by vehicle collisions to almost zero. Google’s driverless car has been involved in only seventeen minor accidents (with no injuries reported), all of which were caused by other drivers. These accidents are spread over more than two million miles of driving between Google’s driverless car fleet (Kharpal, Arjun). The rarity of collisions allow autonomous vehicles to save lives and avoid injuries. The autonomous vehicles cannot take risks or drive in an unsafe manner because they are simply not programmed to do so, and will not make mistakes that could cost passengers their lives. The opposition of the development of autonomous vehicles may argue that the vehicle is not working as intended because it has been in 17 accidents, but the vehicle was reacting as it

Self-driving vehicles present multiple hazards, in many different areas, these risks will have to be mitigated for the self-driving industry to survive. Personal safety is going to be one of the major concerns when it comes time for the implementation of self-driving vehicles on our roadways. There are many different personal injuries that could occur in a self-driving vehicle, to include whiplash, concussions, and other injuries from car wrecks. In the article “Safety and Self-Driving cars” the author states this “I work in a computer department, and there are times when servers freeze, hardware fails or patches for the operating system or software cause problems. If something similar were to happen on a self-driving car, then the passengers

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

General Motors is very confident about the production of self-driving cars. GM believes they will have a fully autonomous vehicle by 2020. Between the features that GM has developing is available today in its cars and Trucks technologies such as adaptive cruise control, side blind zone warning and automatic park assist, and they can be considered as first steps to building a fully autonomous vehicle. [1]