The Traveler Auto Industry

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.

Traveler Import Cars, INC is small foreign car dealership owned by the Travelers family during the 1979. Randy and his wife Beryl decided to open their own business and use their experience they had gained to improve and expand it, Randy made himself president of the company and his wife Beryl as executive vice president.

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.

Think about getting into your car to go on vacation. You have everything pacted, hop in, and get ready to watch a movie. This is starting to become a reality in the coming years. More and more industries are starting to dump millions of dollars into invoicing a safe, self driving vehicle. However, is this really a positive step with the innovation of transportation.Transportation with technology is evolving with us everyday. Self Driving cars are one of the new forms of technology. Driverless cars are beginning to enter the roadway currently. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrations Joan Claybrook, believes that it will take between 10-30 years before driverless cars are good enough to be fully administered on the roadway (Greenhouse).

The automobile industry has brought the United States economic growth due to the impact that automobiles have made on society. There has been a plethora of jobs associated with the auto industry, including manufacturing, auto repairs, insurance, and the development of roads, sales, and auto parts to enhance vehicles. Cars, trucks, and SUVs’ have become a way of life for people and have made an additional economic impact by becoming the primary means of transportation for consumers to commute to and from work, vacations, and travel between destinations. Most family households live on a budget and they must make the decision of how much of their budget they can allocate to transportation costs.

Are we sure that the new driver less car is the best thing that ever happened?No longer will people be forced to spend thousands of dollars on a new car. Instead, when they need to get somewhere they will open an app on a computer or smartphone and call for a driverless taxi. Driver less cars rely primarily on per-programmed information about routes. If something on the road changes, they are lost. For example, they would not obey a short-term stop sign. Since this new driver less car is in question for some people, it's our opinion on where it's great or not.

Travelers is a publicly traded company, they are ranked #106 on the Fortune 500 (“Travelers Cos.”). Travelers was founded in 1864 in Hartford (“Travelers History”). Travelers top competitors in the insurance industry are American International Group, Chubb, MetLife, Prudential Financial and Marsh & McLennan Companies (Fig. 4). Travelers insurance market-capitalization weight as of the end of the year 2016 is 5.5% (“Insurance Industry Outlook”). The company has many leaders. Alan D. Schnitzer is a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Travelers, he also serves on the companies board of directors. He joined Travelers in April 2007 as the Vice Chairman and Chief Legal Officer. He then went on to lead Travelers Financial, Professional, and International

Driverless vehicles are coming, whether some of us, such as taxi drivers, want them to or not. The image of large fleets of these types of vehicles of different sizes that pick people up and take them where they need to go is probably the stuff of nightmares for people who currently do this for their livelihood. Yet this is exactly what some envision happening over the next several years. Google's driverless cars will lead the robotic vehicular onslaught by offering people convenience and safety. The cause of most accidents are us humans, so by taking us out of the loop when it comes to navigating a vehicle from point A to point B, accidents will markedly decrease. Those of us who do not wish to will also not need to maintain a car of our own

In an increasingly automated world, it is inevitable that driving will someday simply consist of of inputting an address and sitting back to enjoy the ride. While some might complain that driverless cars restrict our independence, autonomous technology could prevent thousands of deaths in Houston and boost the economy by removing the risk of human error.

Transportation has amped up it’s technical game and still continues to, but are we really ready for “driverless” cars? The federal government will soon smooth the rollout of driverless vehicle technologies, removing unnecessary regulatory roadblocks and delays. The pros of driverless technology will require more than smart regulation; companies and the government will have to convince the public that driverless cars will cause no harm. Connected, automated vehicles that can sense the environment around them and communicate with other vehicles and with infrastructure have the potential to revolutionize road safety and save thousands of lives. Driver error causes nearly all fatal crashes. Computers that never doze off or look down to text could

In recent years, car manufacturers have been working on a way to potentially eliminate the need for people to drive. The idea of roads filled with self driving cars, which are currently being developed, is increasing in popularity. Today, manufacturers sell cars that have the ability to assist the driver with navigation and parking, but the driverless cars currently being developed have the ability to drive themselves. These vehicles are fully automated and do not need a driver. They can move, steer, break, and navigate on their own, with no human intervention. Fully automated cars are not yet on the market but are currently being produced and tested. Automobile manufacturers predict that autonomous vehicles will be ready for the general public by the year 2020 (Fung). One of the most commonly cited reason for promoting these automobiles is for improved safety by reducing the number of crashes”. Furthermore, proponents claim that

“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” What if that one giant leap for mankind is autonomous vehicles? The talk of self-driving cars has been around for a while, but only has a futuristic idea. Self-driving cars no longer have to be a futuristic idea, according to an interview with Jeff Brown (2017). In the article, “This life changing technology is closer than people think,”self-driving cars are expected to be here within the next 18 months. Brown (2017) reported this life changing-technology will bring changes that will be difficult for people to wrap their heads around. Self-driving cars will bring changes such as the decrease of human driving error, lowering the cost of car insurance, and the beginning of a new industry.

In recent discussions of growing technology, a controversial issue has been whether we are ready for the advancements of driverless vehicles. On the one hand, some argue that these advancements have already proven that we are ready. On the other hand, however, others argue that we need to have more experience with the technology before we can be ready. In sum, then, the issue is are we ready or not for driver-less cars. While others think that driverless vehicles can’t be trusted yet without a commission to help lawmakers with regulating the vehicles and government officials that know more about this technology to better watch over it, I believe that we are ready for this new evolving automobile because driverless vehicles already has too much potential beginning with its self-automated breaking system and warnings.

Highway Administration, the average American driver drives almost 40 miles every day (FHA, 2011). Given how heavily vehicles are used today, especially in the United States, their replacement with autonomous vehicles could easily have far-reaching implications.

“The pace of our development and introduction of new and improved vehicles depends on our ability to implement successfully improved technological innovations in design, engineering, and manufacturing, which requires extensive capital investment.” Page 27