My Opposition to Automotive Autonomy
Autonomous vehicles are the new hot commodity in American society, and the potential effects of these cars’ release are highly controversial. Due to constant production and elaborate marketing strategies, the automotive industry has been attracting customers since the early twentieth century. Manufacturers are constantly updating automobiles, so consumers are always interested in the new styles and abilities of cars; which ultimately make their lives easier. In “I’m Not Sold on Self-Driving Cars”, author Mark Buchanan expresses his disapproval of the most sought-after release yet; autonomous automobiles. Buchanan is concerned that the presence of fully autonomous vehicles on public roadways will increase traffic, further complicating varying road conditions. Due to the fact that these cars operate from the technology within their programming, he also expresses safety and security concern. I believe that self driving cars could be beneficial to many people throughout our society. However, with the current science behind this developmental process, public roads are still too …show more content…
He claims, “a hacked car could become a potent, remotely piloted weapon” (1). In other words, terrorists could hack into autonomous vehicles, and control multitudes of them at a time, potentially resulting in very serious consequences. Today’s society completely justifies that this is a necessary precaution to heed when observing new technology. These autonomous vehicles are large and powerful enough to cause sufficient harm, and terrorism is a legitimate concern. Based on my nineteen years of residence and citizenship to the United States of America, I believe that terrorism itself is a valid reason to keep these vehicles off of our roads. America faces terrorist threats and attacks shamefully often, which proves that these cars could do much more harm than
Autonomous vehicles are the new hot commodity in American society, and the potential effects of these cars’ release are highly controversial. Due to constant production and elaborate marketing strategies, the automotive industry has been attracting customers since the early twentieth century. Manufacturers are constantly updating automobiles, so consumers are always interested in the new styles and abilities of cars; which ultimately make their lives easier. In “I’m Not Sold on Self-Driving Cars”, author Mark Buchanan expresses his disapproval of the most sought-after release yet; autonomous automobiles. Buchanan is concerned that the presence of fully autonomous vehicles on public roadways will increase traffic, further complicating varying road conditions. Due to the fact that these cars operate from the technology within their programming, he also expresses safety and security concern. I believe that self driving cars could be beneficial to many people throughout our society. However, with the current science behind this developmental process, public roads are still too …show more content…
He claims, “a hacked car could become a potent, remotely piloted weapon” (1). In other words, terrorists could hack into autonomous vehicles, and control multitudes of them at a time, potentially resulting in very serious consequences. Today’s society completely justifies that this is a necessary precaution to heed when observing new technology. These autonomous vehicles are large and powerful enough to cause sufficient harm, and terrorism is a legitimate concern. Based on my nineteen years of residence and citizenship to the United States of America, I believe that terrorism itself is a valid reason to keep these vehicles off of our roads. America faces terrorist threats and attacks shamefully often, which proves that these cars could do much more harm than