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In today’s world, Autonomous Vehicles are becoming more widely available, and they are not science fiction anymore. Autonomous Vehicles have many positive impacts on society, as well as negative ones. This new technology introduces opposition from different parts of society, yet it has a lot of supporters that are pushing it forward to continue the development and deployment of Autonomous Vehicles. This paper is focused on discussing the positive, and negative impacts Autonomous Vehicles will…

On 12-03-2015 at approximately 1745 hours I Officer Hildebrand, Officer Patrick Sullivan and Sgt. Joseph Harris were dispatched to 630 N D St. for report of an assault in progress. While en route Dispatch notified me saying the male individual assaulting the victim was Kevin Meyer. I had dealt with Kevin Meyer earlier in my shift. While driving East on West Gallatin I spotted Kevin 's pickup headed West on Gallatin. I pulled my vehicle in front of his pickup. Sgt. Harris and I drew our service…

A new and questionable trend in car shopping has picked up momentum where people have started to buy cars online, without ever seeing it in person. I can't argue with the convenience of buying online and having it delivered straight to my door, but my personal opinion is that this can leave me open for too many scams. I wouldn't buy a new car online for the same reason I wouldn't buy a house online. Cars, like houses, need closer inspection than professionally taken pictures because they cost…

Car dependency is one of the most important problems of the United States. Owning a personal car is mandatory in most of the small towns. All roads are designed for cars without pedestrian ways, and so much lands are reserved for parking lots. Pedestrian-friendly cities’ rates are really low when it is compared with car-friendly ones. As people have difficulties to reach services and activities without owning a car, having a car also is not that much easy and unproblematic solution. The…

While I’m sitting in a car ride, I observe my surroundings. There are traffic signs and pedestrians crossing crosswalks. Most importantly, there are many cars moving at the same and almost no confusion. How is this possible? Thanks to the traffic light, driving cars is easier. Without the traffic light, driving will be a burden and accidents would occur more often. Traffic lights are easy to interpret and keeps traffic calm. The man behind the invention was Garrett Morgan. Garrett Morgan was an…

Maneuvering a car in the streets is accompanied with various ethical and moral decisions. The driver has to decide when to speed up, when to take his eyes off the road or whether he stops when approaches traffic light that turns red. These are just some of the things that a driver must consider in order to uphold and maintain the safety in the streets not only for himself but for everybody. These decisions contain both practical and moral components to the driver which are eliminated in the…

A car is a really important thing to everyone. It’s how people get to work, it’s how people travel, it’s the main source for transportation. Without a car all these thing would be difficult. I know. I had to get to work without a car and it was one of the most toughest times of my life working. I had to ride a scooter, a scooter goes around thirty-five to fifty miles per hour. The main roads I took were the highway which had a speed limit of sixty. I obviously was creating traffic every day. I…

Have you recently gotten a bonus or a promotion and are thinking about buying a new car? Have your previous cars been used ones from the 80s or 90s and now you're wondering about the transponder keys that come with many modern vehicles? A transponder key isn't complicated, but may seem strange if you've never before personally owned a vehicle that used one. Here are the answers to some questions you may have about your new potential purchase: How are duplicate keys handled? Nearly everyone…

Driverless cars - they feel their surroundings with such techniques as radar, lidar, GPS, odometry, & computer vision. They update their maps based on sensory input, allowing the vehicles to keep track of their position, even in changing conditions, or in a uncharted environment. These machines have control systems that are capable of analyzing sensory data to distinguish between different cars on the road. Now, some people do not exactly support these vehicles. ‘Oh, they’ll destroy the…

I believe that I have an extremely significant relationship with my car. My car, being nonhuman, has no emotions and is a machine yet I feel like the mutualistic relationship we have is as important as any human relationship I have. The relationship I have with my car is based on mutualistic need. My car, a Toyota Prius named Gracie, requires gas and upkeep in order to run efficiently. In return for her care, I am able to drive to and from my destinations safely and comfortably. The nonhuman…