I sit behind the steering wheel of my mom’s 1998 Toyota 4Runner. I insert the key into the ignition and start up the car. As the car warms up, I pull the gear shift back to reverse out of the driveway to drive to school. The drive to school is effortless – second nature if you will. Next thing I know, I’ve pulled up into a parking space and the key is out of the ignition. In a matter of minutes, my experience in a car ended. To no surprise, I find myself in a car again. However, this time is somewhat different. Instead, I sit in the passenger seat of a car that has a giant sticker with the letter “U” taped to the windshield. I’m in an Uber. Let me back track somewhat; I was headed to a museum in downtown Chicago. I opted to take an Uber because, one, traffic would be horrific if I drove and I did not want to be the one driving in that. Secondly, parking would be outrageously expensive, so I did not want to involve myself in that in any way shape or form – but I digress. Anyway,
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I’ve been hearing all types of news about self-driving cars and that many major technology companies like Google and Apple are testing out this kind of car. I, like many others, are skeptical of this innovation. Turns out, 75% of drivers listed they think they are a better driver than a computer (Adams, 2015). Autonomous cars are a new concept, so of course there is some skepticism. However, many questions are left unanswered. How do insurance policies work? Would the driver or car manufacturer be at fault if the car is driving itself in the case of an accident? Then comes the issue of hacking. At a technology conference, “hackers made headlines by showing how, by sending commands from their laptop, they’d been able to make a Toyota Prius sound its horn, and brake abruptly at eighty miles an hour” (Adams, 2015). We’re definitely in uncharted waters. Apparently, by 2020, these automated cars will be ready. Hopefully by then these questions are
I’ve been hearing all types of news about self-driving cars and that many major technology companies like Google and Apple are testing out this kind of car. I, like many others, are skeptical of this innovation. Turns out, 75% of drivers listed they think they are a better driver than a computer (Adams, 2015). Autonomous cars are a new concept, so of course there is some skepticism. However, many questions are left unanswered. How do insurance policies work? Would the driver or car manufacturer be at fault if the car is driving itself in the case of an accident? Then comes the issue of hacking. At a technology conference, “hackers made headlines by showing how, by sending commands from their laptop, they’d been able to make a Toyota Prius sound its horn, and brake abruptly at eighty miles an hour” (Adams, 2015). We’re definitely in uncharted waters. Apparently, by 2020, these automated cars will be ready. Hopefully by then these questions are