Sometime in the next fifteen years, everything will change. Today, receiving a driver’s license is a big ordeal, teens must go through hours of lectures and take a rigorous driving test to receive their license. Soon, cars being led only by technology will roam the streets while their passengers text, read, or sleep. Google has predicted that by around 2020 their automatic cars will hit the market. (Luckerson) Some people are opposed to this idea however, as they believe it is unsafe to let technology run wild in this way. Despite these protests, companies like Google and Uber are continuing to engineer these driverless cars, and although they may be helpful in the future, America is not ready for them yet.
Another concern regarding the vehicles is their questionable safety. Many people are worried that the cars may not understand how real people function. People are unpredictable and often can’t be explained with an algorithm. For instance, during a Google test, the car was confused when faced with a biker who was making minute adjustments to maintain their balance. The car would start and stop several times when the biker was simply standing still. Although the car was not about to hit the bicyclist, it’s “stop and go” procedure was dangerous in its own way. Many human drivers would rear end another car that was acting in this way, possibly injuring …show more content…
Google claimed that all of these accidents were caused by human drivers; however true this statement might be, it is slightly disturbing that the company believes these accidents were less of a problem because they were caused by people. Even when driverless cars hit the market, it could be some time until they become mainstream. For several years after their release, the automatic cars will share the road with people, people who make human mistakes. Until the day when only self-driving cars are on the road, the cars must react to human
Another concern regarding the vehicles is their questionable safety. Many people are worried that the cars may not understand how real people function. People are unpredictable and often can’t be explained with an algorithm. For instance, during a Google test, the car was confused when faced with a biker who was making minute adjustments to maintain their balance. The car would start and stop several times when the biker was simply standing still. Although the car was not about to hit the bicyclist, it’s “stop and go” procedure was dangerous in its own way. Many human drivers would rear end another car that was acting in this way, possibly injuring …show more content…
Google claimed that all of these accidents were caused by human drivers; however true this statement might be, it is slightly disturbing that the company believes these accidents were less of a problem because they were caused by people. Even when driverless cars hit the market, it could be some time until they become mainstream. For several years after their release, the automatic cars will share the road with people, people who make human mistakes. Until the day when only self-driving cars are on the road, the cars must react to human