Personal Narrative: How A Driverless Car

Saturday had big plans with my family and didn't realize that I was supposed to go to azteca practice. I was so emotionally crushed I felt like my soul was being crushed by an evil elephant from hell, quitting was the only thing on my mind at that point. The drive there was so depressing i felt like eating a bullet just the thought of canceling my plans for this gave me aids the car drive there felt like it was in slow motion and the fact that my friend benito was driving made it that much worse since he drives slower than my grandma, it seemed like everything was black and white and the that was blasting in the car seemed nonexistent. once we showed up i regretted going just that much more since only about half the dancers even showed up I

Thanks for researching the car for me. I did not think it would be much, but I was hoping it would be worth $3,000. My parents told Cora she could have the car and if they sold the farm for a good price they would have it restored enough to drive. The farm has not sold, and my parents and then my mother has given her enough money already the past two or three years. Not to air out my family problems but you are probably used to that by now. I am sure I have given you the information you could have done without knowing. My daughter fell in love with a lazy jerk about two years ago. She quit her job and moved in with him and his mother an hour and a half south of us to a small town that is in the middle of nowhere. The closest town has two colleges,

As a traditionally gas-powered manufacturer, I would adapt to the tides of the market and try to incorporate the driverless car industry. As a sustaining innovation, driverless cars seem like an inevitability as the technology inside the car improves and more and more is delegated to the computer inside the car in terms of advanced safety features, efficient performance gains, and enhancing the driver’s situational awareness and responding to hazards accordingly and automatically. As far as government legislation goes, I would imagine insurance companies would lobby tooth and nail to continue to make insurance mandatory all the while pushing in driverless cars. Owners of non-driverless cars would probably see their insurance premiums skyrocket.

As I was on my way to work today, the car in front of me, suddenly made a stop for no reason. I was on the left lane, and there was truck on the right lane so I couldn’t switch lanes. Instead, I made a sharp turn on to the opposite lane, there wasn’t any cars. That was the dumbest thing that I had ever done, as driving on the opposite lane a car was driving real fast my direction. I stepped on the gas pedal so I could speed up and get back on my regular lane, but the driver that had suddenly stopped decided to step on the gas too. So, as I’m speeding up trying to switch lanes this guy isn’t letting me and the guy that’s heading my way is real close to colliding with me. At this point I’m scared, now I have two choices either I risk it speed

I never had a desire to have a car since I always had friends who were able to pick me up. I also had my mother who loved me and would take me to the movies, mall, and restaurants so I could hang out with my friends. As I got older, I started to notice that I was in need of a car; I didn’t want to ask for rides anymore or ask my mom too take me to places. Little by little the access of me having friends to take me places was diminishing, and my mom was coming home from work extremely tired. It was time for me to step up and have more responsibilities and stop depending on others. At last, my time came to get my first ever car.

I turned up the volume in my headphones as my sister, Amelia’s annoying voice sang louder as one of her favorites, but otherwise a terrible song began to play on the car radio. All I could think was just how much longer I would have to be in the car with her, I was ready to get out and stretch anyway, we’ve been in the car for nearly 3 hours. I knew that I would have to suck it up and deal with it until we got there, until then I would just have to keep quiet, saying something would only encourage her to sing louder. I started dazing out of the window thinking about our destination, we were headed to my great grandfather's house to try and clear out all of his belongings in order to sell the house after his recent death. His death didn’t affect

The sun seemed to melt everything in its sight and the day took more time than usual with nothing to offer but wavy lines of traffic and a headache. Relieved to go home after an exhausting day of school, the sizzling seatbelt buckle against my skin reminded me of the hundred and seventeen degrees. A feeling of irritation and clumsy aggravation associated with the heat persuaded me to hate the world outside of my car. To me driving in the heat is similar to sitting in a boiling sauna fully suited in a Sunday church outfit. It was an uncomfortable and infuriating feeling. Both hands directly on the steering wheel, I drove and about fifteen minutes before home BAM! This passive and sluggish second was impacting enough to shift lives around. This was also a second that would both physically and emotionally disperse me, dismantle my car, as well as frighten me to this day of driving.

Day 1 Saturday June 4, 2016 - Huntington WV to Sweet Spring, MO - 630 miles

A few years ago on a brisk day during Summer break, I went outside for a bike ride with my little sisters. As we were pulling our bikes out of their places on a bike rack, a small meow appeared in the soft breeze. Each of us looked around the yard, in search of who the meow belonged to. I was searching near one of our cars, and I had spotted a small, fluffy ball of fur hiding behind a tire. I calmly tiptoed over to the car, careful to not scare the furry creature. I leaned down on my knees and peered under the car, a cat with white and cream colored fur sat cowering. I called out to the fearful cat, “Here buddy,” in a calm, high pitched voice, hoping to calm his nerves and lure him out from under the car. It did not do justice, he still remained hidden behind the tire. After a few tries, I lifted myself off the ground and went inside my house to grab some cat food and water. After gathering the items I took them outside and left them against the garage door, that way they wouldn’t get crushed when the cars pulled out of the drive-way. For the next few weeks I refilled the empty bowls of food and water, and eventually moved the dishes onto our front porch. One early morning after a month of feeding him, he came onto the porch scratching and meowing at the door, he wanted some food. He had finally gained a bit of trust. I happened to be home when he came to the door, I opened it carefully, not to scare him, and stepped out. He was still skittish, but he had gained some trust for me, and

Cisco’s Smart Connected Vehicles division has a hypothesis which states that autonomous cars could eliminate as 85 percent of head-on collisions. One of the greatest problems that smart cars face is getting people to trust them. In a study conducted by Carlnsur, it found that 80 percent of people would not purchase a self-driving car if they had the option, citing their main reason of opposition as a lack of trust in the computer to get them to their destination safely (Young).

After more than 80 years of waiting, the fantasy of the autonomous or self-driving cars, that has been on television shows pictures and the minds of many, are fast turning into reality. Some people anticipate their impending release to the public while other fear that same release as bringing about a doomsday. Still there are others who lie in the middle because they simply do not know much about the cars, they don’t care to know, or they are neutral about the subject. For those that just don’t know it is important for them to be informed on topics related to these cars such as: a brief history of the cars, how they work, the pros of using these cars, the cons of using these cars, the changes that will come to the situation of transportation, and public opinion. Armed with the right knowledge, people will be able to make an informed decision about what camp they fall into regarding the autonomous car when it is released.

According to Chris Urmson, "1.2 million people are killed on the world 's roads every year. In America alone, 33,000 people are killed each year” (Urmson). Urmson is the Director of Self-Driving Cars at Google, and in March of 2015 he presented a TED Talk in which he addressed issues of car safety. In his presentation, Urmson goes on to explain that for over a century, America has come up with ways to mitigate car safety issues. Manufacturers have specifically addressed the fact that car drivers often err, and in so doing, create unsafe conditions for themselves and others on the roads. To address this, vehicles have been revamped to be more structurally sound, and collision safety features have been added, such as air bags and seatbelts.

his world is changing, everyday, every hour and every minute. It is esspecailly changing due to the progress of technology. Technology has become the new face of everything the new rave. With people continually wanting the best new thing, it brings a certain desire to make to best and be on top in the technical world that we are living in today. The new hottest craze that it storming our nation, for the time being is, driverless cars. Essentially it is important to know how these cars work, if there are any problems that will occur when driving them and how are they going to be used in the world today?

Has anyone ever heard about self-driving cars or autonomous cars? According to wikipedia.org, “an autonomous car is a vehicle that is capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input.” Nowadays many car manufacturers such as Google, Tesla, Toyota, or Audi are investing in autonomous cars to help people’s lives as more comfortable. They expect the first fully autonomous car will arrive by 2025-2030, but they still have much more things to do now. To qualify if it’s a fully autonomous car, the data must be able to sense its full environment and navigation without human interference to drive safely to its destination. As you read news about an old man, named Joshua Brown who died behind the wheel of a Tesla’s autonomous car in Autopilot mode on the highway in Florida. He watched Harry Potter video while he was using autopilot mode; suddenly, a truck was coming nearby, but the autonomous braking system didn’t apply simultaneously because the data recognized it was a sky. This accident influenced a lot to the world about autonomous cars and also gave the idea that these were not ready to use. Based on this crash, a lot of people want them to stop investing in autonomous cars because it’s dangerous to use. Car manufacturers should continue to invest in autonomous cars because it’s decreasing the rate of accidents, helping disabled people, and saving driver time.

Humans trust other humans more than the advanced technology we have today. People grow up with this and feel it to be very true. One to expand on this theory, author David Leonhardt, wrote “Driverless Cars Made Me Nervous. Then I Tried One,” published in 2017 in the New York Times, and he effectively argues how driverless cars are not as bad as they seem. Leonhardt effectively persuades human car drivers by connecting with them logically through his personal testimony, grammatical person, and research data. This opinion editorial is very effective through Leonhard’s personal experience driving a semi-driverless car, thus the audience is more persuaded. Throughout the OP-ED the author uses his emotions in a cheerful way to calm the audience. However, every human has questioned the technology of self-driving cars, The author relates to the reader through this.