Autonomous Vehicle Implementation Predictions

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2DRIVERLESS CARS WILL CHANGE LIFE
This is the age of science and technology. The modern 21st century is a time when there is
no falling behind or no looking back. One of the greatest boons that man has been able to witness
ion this modern scientific age is the machines. This age is also an age of mechanization and
machines have been a great boon to mankind. Machines and artificial intelligence have been able
to make the lives of people very easy and comfortable. Man is able to get the news of the whole
universe right from one corner of his drawing room. After television, computers, and internet the
engineers and scientists are now trying to develop driverless cars that would have multiple uses.
This will quick, smooth and easier to handle. Not only this, it will also help in reducing the
chances of accidents on roads that has now become a major problem (Fagnant & Kockelman,
2015).
Driverless cars will surely change our lives as it will make life much easier, safer and
comfortable.
This age is the age of modern scientific developments and advancements. On one hand
the lives of human beings are being made easier and on the other hand, the risks to their lives are
also being increased a great deal. Just as a coin has two opposite sides, each scientific
advancement and inventions that take place are also having both advantages and disadvantages
as well. One of the advantages of the scientific life-saving drugs and low high birth safety has
increased life expectancy and at the same time has given rise to overpopulation (Bonnefon,
Shariff & Rahwan, 2016). As the population increases, the amount of cars owned by them is
also increasing day by day. As a result of which the concentration of cars on the roads are
increasing and are making the roads very congested. This is giving rise to the chances of
accidents (Litman, 2017). Deaths due to car crashes have become one of the major problems. If

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one goes by the statistics, one can see that the after New York, Hong Kong lies next in terms of
the major road accidents and fatalities.
Figure 1: Traffic fatality and injury rates
Sources: (Greenblatt & Saxena 2015)
So, one of the major reasons for concern is looking after the road safety measures. One of
the major reasons for supporting the invention of self-driven cars is that most of the times, the
drivers are at faults for all the accidents. The drivers often feel weary and fall asleep after long
hours of driving. This might make them go off track or they might end up hitting the pavements
or the pedestrian walking on the road (Naughton, 2018).
One of the most important cases that are cropping up in the modern days is the drink and
drive disasters. There are many drivers who are just neglectful or are illiterate and do not really
care about the traffic rules or are in a huge hurry and thus end up in creating accidents. Another
major disadvantage is that the normal cars also cause a large scale pollution that hampers the