Smart Car

Imagine laying in bed watching your favorite movie, playing your favorite video game, or listening to your favorite song. Now, imagine that on your way to work or to the store. Self driving cars could make this a possibility. We have been tinkering with ideas for autonomous vehicles for almost a century and a few companies have even been successful in designing a fully functioning self driving car. Roads full of these video game-esque cars controlled by artificial intelligence or other means of autonomy may not be as distant in the future as one might think. This, being a drastic change in the way we travel, could cause many issues. Due to these potential issues, it is in our best interest to raise questions before we implement these technologies. One possible question is: have we thought out any ramifications this might cause, and if so, do we have an approach to fix them?

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.

At the 27th of May, 2010, BYD auto, together with Daimler AG, a noted Germany-based car manufacturer, formed Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. which was committed to develop pure electric automobiles for the Chinese market. The first pure electric auto of the new company is planned to be put into production in 2013.

Cars are now becoming much more aware and these cars are available to the general public. In 2005 there was a course for autonomous vehicles and no car completed a tenth of the course(Guerra). These cars can now park themselves, raise their wheels to avoid potholes, check if you are drifting out of your lane, check out your blind spots, they know if any object is behind you when you are backing up and most important Tesla released a car that could drive itself on highways. Eleven years ago cars like this were science fiction and in 20 years they might become commercially available (Guerra). This is the start of self-driving cars being in the hands of ordinary people and not a test group. Some people my opt out of owning a self-driving car, however they will still need to

Several factors have affected how the American auto industry now positions itself on the world market, and big changes have been made to reflect this new direction. The introduction of new technologies in vehicles, the growing market for cars in new developing markets, the impact of the industry on the environment, legislative responses and demands, as well as the increased expectations from consumers, are some of the factors. More international cars are being designed, manufactured and bought by American consumers and exported to foreign markets today than those exclusively manufactured by American companies, redefining the American auto industry, while having a positive impact on its economy. International brands accounted for 45% of total sales in the U.S. in 2013 and have now risen to 59% of the market, and continue to grow. While the amount of American cars has decreased in the local U.S. market share to international ones, the increase of foreign car production on U.S. soil has had the effect of creating new jobs for Americans both in the auto industry as well as in related new industries. The industry has seen huge growth numbers in the last few years with more growth expected.

Self driving cars are not the way to go they are very treacherous in more ways than just one. Some articles one could get evidence from “PRO/CON: Is it time to hop in self-driving…” by Tribune News Service, talks about the pros and cons of the self driving cars, “Google allows man who is blind to test its...” By Ashley Halsey III and Michael Laris and it talks about how this blind guy get to drive this self driving car around, and another you could use is “Self-driving car technology still has a way…” By Scientific American and it is mainly about how they still have a lot of work to do with the cars. Self driving cars are not the way to go they are not safe and should not come to the US because they are not as safe as an actual person driving

Self-driving cars are already in the advanced stage and are being tested on roads right now in certain states, Michigan being one of them. They provide protection like no other car can because a computer is the driver, removing human risk.

It was a beautiful sunny day on May 7, 2016 in Williston Florida. Joshua Brown from Canton, Ohio was test-driving a Tesla self-driving car when the car’s camera failed to distinguish the white side of a turning tractor-trailer from a brightly lit sky and didn’t automatically stimulate the breaks, per statements by the government and the automaker. Joshua Brown did not survive the crash, who knows how many lives could be put in danger like Brown’s if self-driving cars become the way of the future? (Chicago Tribune) The idea of self-driving cars is dangerous and has, and will put others at risk of injury, or even death. The idea of a driving machine that could literally steer you to life or death, should stay

The reading states smart car would be beneficial and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor explains that introducing smart cars will not have advantages over conventional automobiles and refutes each of the author's point.

Like in Arizona Uber experimented with Uber's self driving car which was hit during a yellow light. Big companies like Tesla, and Lexus are also in working away to make self driving cars a reality and safe. Thing is that one fatal crash already happened with a self driving car made by Tesla motors Which was made from a man made error, which is a tragedy but it can be used as an example to make them more safe.

The self-driving cars were invented in August 1961 by William Bertelsen.Google’s journey for their car started in 2004 and they are now coming out with the Waymo!

Autonomous cars, on the surface we see them as just a convenience of the far future, however as you delve deeper in them you will see the mass economical and health benefits for us as a society that are waiting to be tapped into.Self driving cars and their pro’s heavily outweigh the opposing cons that face them. Despite large speed bumps in the development process of autonomous cars they have many predicted positive effects on things such as the economy and the health and wellness of the people.

People have been arguing about the self driving cars lately, some people are fore it while others think differently. “Now, the driverless car is another society-shifting invention that may become part of everyday life in the not-so-distant future.” (Haskins) This is telling the people that self driving cars are going to be the new big thing, and that it's going to be usual for people to “drive them”. “First, the technology used in those cars creates serious safety problems. Huge improvements must be made before they can safely handle streets.” (Flora) People have many reasons to be against self driving cars. People say the navigation system needs to be constantly updated. Then some say that it's not the car it's

With the Toyota Prius on California highways, Google started their self-driving car project in 2009. Since then, other companies like Lexus, who partnered with Google in 2012, and Tesla have invested in self-driving cars. Tesla has had cars with some sort of automated driving since 2014. Google has developed a prototype of a car from end-to-end that will drive completely by itself, it is not know whether or not it will eventually be set up for mass production. They are also reportedly focused on developing technology that can upgrade a standard car to a self-driving car. As of August 2016, Google claims that their cars have traveled 126,000 miles autonomously. Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, projects that they will have a completely autonomous car by 2017 and that the system would be Level 5. Ford is projected to do the same by 2021, as are other large car companies and small startups alike. Uber has launched a fleet of self-driving driving cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and have plans on adding more

Building on its success in the European market over the past few years, Mercedes-Benz Canada has launched the Smart Car in Canada! Following a few modifications to meet Canadian safety and emission standards, Mercedes-Benz is currently selling the Smart in Ontario as a trial before a full North American launch the following year. The Smart is unique - almost revolutionary in the auto market. The people at Mercedes believe that the market for the Smart is untapped with virtually no direct competition in North America. Mercedes desires to be the first to market before the competition launches a competing niche vehicle in the competitive North American Market. However, GM,