Essay On Autonomous Vehicles

The tires of a slick black car can be seen bulging out from its fender flares, as if they were muscles flexing, as it slowly rolls down the dimly lit street. A thunderous mechanical lope can be heard coming from the car’s engine bay, coupled with a chrome supercharger protruding from the glossy black hood, decaled with a shimmering gold phoenix. The driver’s hands grip the perforated leather wrapped steering wheel, waiting for the traffic light to change. A brilliant green flash illuminates the stoplight and without hesitation the car lets out a deafening roar, engulfing the tail end of the automobile in a gaseous cloud of rubber. After the smoke dissipates, all that can be seen are two obsidian black tire tracks stretching through the intersection, followed by a faint synthetic howl which trails off in the distance. The anecdote above illustrates how autonomous vehicles will never be able to evoke this type of raw emotion that a manual operated automobile can provide. Fully autonomous vehicles will strip the identity of an iconic product, which represents individuality, freedom and adventure, …show more content…
On the other side of the globe in Asia, specifically Japan their culture encompassed aesthetic style, where the more flamboyant the car the more positive reactions you would receive. The last major car culture capital is Europe where cornering and agility were priorities, where hatchbacks dominated the scene. These three main automobile characteristics have formed from historical events: low gas prices for North America, rebellion against the government in Japan, and high petrol taxes in Europe. As a result of globalization car enthusiasts blend these aesthetic and performance characteristics together, which can now be seen all over the world, regardless of