Isaac Asimov wrote a short story in 1953 about driverless cars. This story follows most of the trends that are happening today. These trends can be proven in many news articles. This short story has the same concept that many of these news articles have. These both have the same concepts about the price of the car, the ownership of the car, and how the cars help the disabled.
Self driving cars are very expensive that only a few amount of people can own. “Of course, nobody knows the cost of totally self-driving cars. However, one report says cars with the ability to drive anywhere with no human input would add some $10,000 to the sticker price, at least in the first decade the technology’s on the market” (Flora). It is amazing that a 1953 short …show more content…
“Traditionally, technological innovation puts more products in the hands of consumers, but many industry experts predict driverless cars will actually limit private car ownership” (Haskins). Isaac’s short story also mentions this. “Of course, the automatics were ten to a hundred times as expensive as the hand-driven ones, and there weren't many that could afford a private vehicle” (Asimov 3). These cars also have a beneficial effect for others. These cars are also meant to help the disabled. “Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, was the first non-Google employee to ride alone in the Google gum-dropped-shaped autonomous car” (Hasley and Laris). In Isaac’s short story there is a mention about these car being used for the disabled. “Those were the days when blind war veterans, paraplegics and heads of state were the only ones who drove automatics” (Asimov 3). This is a beneficial way that these cars can help people. These are the ways that Isaac’s short story and the trends of today are the same. From being the most expensive car to have beneficial points for the disabled. Driverless cars have many beneficial point and many that aren’t. These cars have some problems with them, but they can be changed. These cars may have some bad things to them, but they can be very
Self driving cars are very expensive that only a few amount of people can own. “Of course, nobody knows the cost of totally self-driving cars. However, one report says cars with the ability to drive anywhere with no human input would add some $10,000 to the sticker price, at least in the first decade the technology’s on the market” (Flora). It is amazing that a 1953 short …show more content…
“Traditionally, technological innovation puts more products in the hands of consumers, but many industry experts predict driverless cars will actually limit private car ownership” (Haskins). Isaac’s short story also mentions this. “Of course, the automatics were ten to a hundred times as expensive as the hand-driven ones, and there weren't many that could afford a private vehicle” (Asimov 3). These cars also have a beneficial effect for others. These cars are also meant to help the disabled. “Steve Mahan, who is legally blind, was the first non-Google employee to ride alone in the Google gum-dropped-shaped autonomous car” (Hasley and Laris). In Isaac’s short story there is a mention about these car being used for the disabled. “Those were the days when blind war veterans, paraplegics and heads of state were the only ones who drove automatics” (Asimov 3). This is a beneficial way that these cars can help people. These are the ways that Isaac’s short story and the trends of today are the same. From being the most expensive car to have beneficial points for the disabled. Driverless cars have many beneficial point and many that aren’t. These cars have some problems with them, but they can be changed. These cars may have some bad things to them, but they can be very