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Twenty-first century technology secretly move in every corner of our life, computer, television, even our fridge. Technology not only become the things that can make our life easier but also become things that we needed. Over the last two years, driverless car become a hot topic. Is it safe? Should we really commit our life to computer’s care? Is the technology we have nowadays able to support driverless car?

    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

The driverless car has it's faults and is not the safest either. There is sensor fusion built into the car, but how do you know which one to refer too when they are all going off? When there is road work, the car will not always know what to do, there is certain speed limits, things that are in the way of the road that the car will not always pick up and miss. That is a huge problem, especially during the summer, that is when road work is usually in action. The car also has problems with weather and hacking. With waether, it can get bad fast, especillay visibility issues. Rain can reduce the visibilty for the lasors to detect your surroundings. The more hi-tech the more reliable you are to get hacked. In today's world, things can be really safe and super dangerous. When it comes to technology, its questionable. With a vehicle, all the hi-tech technology is easy to hack and can cause serious harm to people in teh

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.

As technology in automobiles continues to improve, the debate over driverless cars has become more frequent. A self-driving car is able to move and navigate on its own using sensors and programming technology without human control. Many people believe the development of driverless cars would be beneficial because they could reduce the risk of hitting another car. The sensors and navigation would be able to avoid accidents, while drivers usually get distracted and would be able to use their time leisurely in the car. A self-driving car may allow people to drive when unable to in the past, such as children and disabled persons, and can be more cost-effective due to cheaper insurance. However, self-driving cars could be extremely expensive and can easily malfunction and therefore not always reliable, while also decreasing the safety of pedestrians and children who may attempt to use the car without permission. With new technology and distractions, driver’s minds can easily wander and become preoccupied. Technology can easily malfunction, and something as small as my phone or a light bulb will glitch frequently. I often see cars stranded on the side of the road because the engine went out or broke down; imagine how catastrophic an accident could be if a sensor in the car went out. Driverless cars are not beneficial to society because while there are favorable aspects of a self-driving car, one can malfunction and add new risks to the road, as well as potentially hurting the

There are many times, where you just have to use your human judgement, and hope you’re right. Mathew Wall states that, “Driving isn’t just about technology and engineering, is about human interactions and psychology.”(Wall). So just because the car can sense the surroundings around it, and can try to avoid wrecks, it can’t read human interactions. Recently one of Google’s self-driving cars had gotten into an accident. Avery says that, “The other vehicle came into the intersection at 30 miles per hour, running a red light and hitting the Google car's right side, t-boning the car. Google said its car was traveling at 22 miles per hour at the time of the collision.”(Hartmans). It’s unsure whether or not a human would’ve been able to avoid this accident, but this is showing us how even this technology isn’t going to protect us one hundred percent. There are many things that can play into an accident beside environmental factors that are going to need to take much more technology before driverless cars are adequate. Plus who’s to blame if two driverless cars get in a crash? It’s not the human’s fault because they’re not

First driverless cars are much less likely to crash. In fact “The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that between 93 percent and 95 percent of car accidents are caused by human error” (par. 5, Tribune). This study displays

A driverless, or autonomous, car is a car that is able to operate and drive itself without the need of human interaction. Autonomous cars are able to navigate independently by using systems like GPS, radar and are able to sense the environment around the car by using sensors. Many major car companies, including Ford, General Motors, Audi, BMW and Volvo, have begun testing autonomous car systems. General Motors predict they could have a fully autonomous car on the road as soon as 2018[1]. There are many advantages to autonomous cars such as fewer traffic collisions, reduced congestion, relieves the occupants of navigation duties so they are free to do other things, and autonomous cars can be used by anyone even if they have a disability

“Our Driverless Future” is an article narrated in the third person point of view. In this article, Halpern expresses the many concerns with autonomous vehicles that will be created and used in the near future. She begins by stating that semiautonomous cars equipped with new technologies and safety features, such as “autopilot” mode, actually focus the driver’s attention to many areas but the road. It is already seen that due to these features, there is an increase in collisions and a lack of safety on the road. Therefore, Google and other companies proposed the idea of self-driving vehicles that eliminate split responsibility between the driver and the car. Although this mobility revolution might sound appealing to some people, especially young

Self driving cars should continue to be produced because, self driving cars are safer than humans at driving. Although it is true that if self driving vehicles took over, 1.7 million people would be out of a job involving commercial transportation; however, the safety of self driving cars outweighs the cons (Freedman). Driverless cars are a new way to advise car safety. It eliminates human error, and allows multiple cross checks to avoid a collision. This compares to just one quick decision by someone. Normal cars require people to make logical decisions to keep themselves safe. The idea about decisions is that a person can make bad ones. Computers are not like that; rather, they have a series of processes that monitor decisions being made. Self driving cars are mechanical which mean, that they have nothing to distract them. It is said by The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that 94% of crashes occur from human error. Taking out human error will reduce the number

This essay is about driverless cars and how they can be dangerous and harmful it’s probably not a good idea to get one. The cars are a bad idea to invent. They can cause problems and they can cost a lot. Driverless car can cause a horrible accident or they can get out of control. They can break down if there something wrong with the technology and the car can get you lost when driving.

Driverless cars could go cause many unnessacry acccidents and could put many inncocent people's lives in danger. For instance, the article states "such displays can be turned off instantly when the driver needs to take over," there is a possibility

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 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.

10 Apr. 2016. Self-driving cars help reduce accidents because they make hundreds of calculations in a second and know how fast or slow they need to go and are aware about the other cars around them. This article explains that the technology in the driverless cars helps eliminate traffic and congestion on the roads. It also says that they could cause a malfunction and the car could make major issues, and they could cause major pollution. This article will help me in my paper because it helps me see bothe sides of the car. It explains the many benefits and drawbacks to driverless cars.