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    Driverless Vehicles Cars represent a big part of people’s everyday life. They are used to go visit ancestors or colleagues; many need them for work or getting to school faster. But drivers need loads of concentration and accidents are caused because something distracts them. That is why engineers and software developers for Google, Volvo and other companies, have been working on driverless vehicles for the last years. They are designed to make lives easier in a bunch of ways. While they provide

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    My First Self Driving Car

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    As the years progress, software engineers are creating new and advanced technology to help people multitask such as developing autonomous cars. Autonomous cars are robotic cars that are fully capable of driving humans around without human help. The very first self-driving car was created by Francis P. Houdina in 1925 and was tested in New York City. He called it “The Radio Controlled Driverless Car” but this car stayed as a prototype. In the 1980s, the first self-sufficient and truly autonomous cars

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    Introduction The concept of self-driving cars has been a dream of humankind since the invention of the first self-propelled vehicle. The notion of boarding a vehicle without having to be attentive or vigilant has driven the automotive industry over the years to seek an alternative to the driver-dependent car. Years of research and testing have led to major advancements in the technology necessary to operate these cars, leading many to believe that autonomous cars will be a reality in the very near

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    The View Of Washington It all started on a day you wished you had, big giant buses arriving at school waiting for children.After the buses arrived huge crowd of students huddle in their groups waiting to leave on the bus.When we all were ready to go all the teachers made sure that all the student were there and the parents. Then the bus started to move and rumble like a truck starting its engine.As we passed many states like Maryland and many more states.It took 3 hours to get there and look

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    Have you ever seen someone while driving, doing something dangerous? Such as texting, talking on the phone, eating, and even doing their makeup. Doing such acts can cause catastrophic results. In drivers Ed, I learned that if you look away from the road for just two seconds, you can end up being on your way to the hospital. With self-driving technology, many shattering wrecks could have been prevented. Sure, self-driving technology may malfunction or even be hacked, but there are tons of computerized

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    Our future is intense and frightening, but overall, unpredictable. We will have driverless cars soon in our world. They will overtake our roads and means of transportation. In my opinion, I think there is both good and bad with these driverless cars. There is both pros and cons dealing with this future. This future for cars will reduce drunk driving, reduce traffic jams, and reduce expense on the driver and our planet. The downside however, will come with putting millions out of business.

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    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

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    driverless cars will have “less of opportunity for a passenger to correct any errors” (Haines). With the inability to correct a hacked car, the roads become a very dangerous place for pedestrians and other drivers because this car will be travelling at rapid speeds with no one at the wheel. These cars, when hacked, can easily fly through neighborhoods and put children playing

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    Imagine the millions of people who take to the roads every day, whether they are commuting to work, running simple errands, or meeting up with a friend. It is likely that they all assume that this trip will be a typical ride, but for many, it will be immeasurably different. Instead of the ordinary ride that these drivers are accustomed to, a reckless driver suddenly crashes into their vehicle. All too often, this scenario becomes reality on the road due to factors such as careless drivers or distractions

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    PERSUASIVE PAPER ON SELF-DRIVING CARS By Ricardo Villar Introduction As technology progresses, so do the needs and wants of people, societies, and governments. Since the first car was created in 1885 by Karl Benz, there have been significant improvements over time such as the brake, radio, air-conditioning, seat belt, and air bag. In today’s world, the use of self-driving cars has progressed from a dream into a reality. Companies like BMW and Tesla have already implemented the self-driving feature

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