In the third article ‘Autonomous Cars: Safe at Any Speed, or Lack Thereof?’ (Plumb, 2016), Plumb critically reflects upon the autonomous car and its possible negative effects. He concludes that, prior to implementing the autonomous car in our daily lives, the final stages of research still have to be completed in order to diminish the risk of casualties. The article is relevant to my topic as questions regarding the safety of autonomous cars are raised. However, the answer to these questions is not provided and in order to answer these questions, additional research is required. The author is considered to have the authority to speak about the topic at hand, as the author has a lot of experience writing about automobiles and its industry. Nonetheless,
