Old things are always in good repute, present things in disfavor once said Tacitus. This quote shows just how great old and standard things can be such as being able to drive a car instead of being driven. Out of all the new technologies releasing into the world, self-driving cars seem to be the future of the automobile. Even if this technology is still currently limited, in a few years there may not even be a word known as a driver. Cars with drivers are what makes a car a car not cars without drivers.
To start off, self-driving cars are way too expensive for an average American to afford with costs up to $100000 with all the sensors, software and gadgets implemented into the vehicle, states CBS. For most people even half of this amount is too much. Also, if something happens to the car it will take a lot of time and effort to repair the car. “Putting an $80,000 sensor on a $30,000 car, it just doesn't make sense," Wolfgang Juchmann said in an interview. Although the price for self-driving cars are very costly, soon when more demand on self-driving cars are made, they'll get less and less cheaper. The expenses for extra items in the car will be more reasonable for most people. In fact, even if the car and parts will get cheaper over time the expenses are still going to be more with the extra features coming from those high-tech gadgets used …show more content…
In fact, about one of every 15 workers in the country is employed in the trucking business, according to the ATA. If these vehicles are capable to drive themselves, there won’t be a reason for a driver in the truck. Consequently, as presidents persuade everyone that they will create more jobs, they’ll just do the opposite by enforcing self-driving cars. Most Americans are employed as a driver to a trucking business or taxi service; with jobs like those gone most people won’t be able to support themselves or their
To start off, self-driving cars are way too expensive for an average American to afford with costs up to $100000 with all the sensors, software and gadgets implemented into the vehicle, states CBS. For most people even half of this amount is too much. Also, if something happens to the car it will take a lot of time and effort to repair the car. “Putting an $80,000 sensor on a $30,000 car, it just doesn't make sense," Wolfgang Juchmann said in an interview. Although the price for self-driving cars are very costly, soon when more demand on self-driving cars are made, they'll get less and less cheaper. The expenses for extra items in the car will be more reasonable for most people. In fact, even if the car and parts will get cheaper over time the expenses are still going to be more with the extra features coming from those high-tech gadgets used …show more content…
In fact, about one of every 15 workers in the country is employed in the trucking business, according to the ATA. If these vehicles are capable to drive themselves, there won’t be a reason for a driver in the truck. Consequently, as presidents persuade everyone that they will create more jobs, they’ll just do the opposite by enforcing self-driving cars. Most Americans are employed as a driver to a trucking business or taxi service; with jobs like those gone most people won’t be able to support themselves or their