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To start with, driverless cars have lower crash rates than human drivers. Driverless cars strictly obey the laws of the road, so they stop for pedestrians, stop at red lights, and slow down when they are supposed to. When people drive, they don’t always obey the laws which causes them to get into more crashes. “94 percent of all serious crashes to human error” while driverless cars have only had fault in one accident. However, “a number of human-driven vehicles are at fault for hitting autonomous vehicles” because of the frequent stops when obeying the laws, but none of those crashes were serious.

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

The autonomous car has always been seen as product of the future, yet it dates back as early as the 1920s. In 1925, Houdina Radio Control introduced the first driverless car, the “Linrrican Wonder.” The car was controlled by a transmitting antenna, and a second car followed closely behind it and released radio signals that operated small electric motors within the autonomous car. The “Linrrican Wonder” was successfully able to navigate through a traffic jam in New York City without a driver. Norman Melancton Bel Geddes, an industrial designer, built upon the idea of a radio-controlled electric car in his 1939 exhibit

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

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.

Attention! There multiple ways and reasons self-driving cars can be extremely dangerous. I am writing to you to show you that self-driving cars are very dangerous and a very bad idea. First of all, they are computers. There is a possibility of a malfunction. Self-driving cars are supposed to come with automatics. If those automatics go out, there could be fatal destruction. Another reason is just because they drive themselves, doesn’t mean that is fully prevents a car accident from happening. They could be caused by a different driver or from the car itself.

I think self driving cars are not safe because the GPS is pre-programed which is bad because if the road changes in any way the GPS will not find a detour it will probably crash.

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.

It’s not safe. “Driverless cars would not work in less you install everything that’s supposed to be inside the car” (Tribune News Service). They can take you somewhere that you don’t want to go or they can cause you to get lost. What would happen if the car break down or if the technology shuts down on you when you’re driving and you don’t got your phone with you and you are stuck somewhere? The car can get out of control and you crash because there something wrong with the car and you don’t know what’s wrong with the car it can cause serious problem. Furthermore the technology could stop and when you try get direction to somewhere that’s important but you can’t go know where cause your technology stop working.

“ ‘The big question for driverless car makers is: how does the intelligence of the machine know that the radar sensor is the one to believe? That’s the secret sauce,’ says Sridhar Lakshmanan, a self-driving car specialist and engineering professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn” (Solon, 2016, p. 1). Tesla is the first car manufacturer to release autonomous vehicle technology to the public as a testing program. According to Tesla customers have driven 130 million miles using autopilot until it’s first fatal crash. On May 7th, Joshua Brown put his Tesla in autopilot on the highway. Doing this ended his life on that sunny day. “ Against a bright spring sky, the car’s sensors system failed to distinguish a large white 18-wheel truck and trailer crossing the highway, Tesla said. The car attempted to drive full speed under the trailer, ‘with the bottom of the trailer impacting the windshield of the Model S’, Tesla said in a blogpost” (Yadron and Tynan, 2016, p. 1). After the Tesla Model S crashed through to fences and a power pole. Joshua Brown was pronounced dead at the scene. The Tesla’s sensors had mistook the tractor trailer as a over hanging sign (Yadron and Tynan, 2016, p.

“Sally” is a short story written in 1953 that talks about automatobile and how they can drive by themselves. The setting takes place in a farm that is kind of a garage for these types of cars. This story has lots of common with stories of driverless cars today. The story in “Sally” has come more and more alive today. All of the stories today are as alike as “Sally” and “Sally” was written in 1953.

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.

Self driving cars have the potential to completely revolutionize the way public transportation continues in our society; many are for it and even more are against it. It is fair to say that this is a great invention and that in some cases it can serve as a safer way of transportation (only in certain situations) as well as make for a more dangerous one. Tesla is a worldwide known company and although the company did not invent driverless cars, they did most definitely perfect it. Having the most technologically advanced vehicle in the world that can predict accidents before they even happen, it is a safe bet to trust the Tesla autopilot feature. The majority of the population believe that it will be nothing but beneficial to our society and provide us with safer streets and highways. But there is much more than meets the eye when it comes to this new technology.

Google has announced that their self-driving cars will be on the road in two to five years. The company hopes that they will in America by 2020 but even if they are not people wonder if they will be safe and if we are ready to share the road with these vehicles. I believe that we will be ready for self-driving cars on the roads because we already have vehicles with system to prevent collisions such as early warnings and automatic lane changing from tesla motors. John Villasenor is a professor of electrical engineering and public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, he is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Global