Benefits and Problems of Driverless Vehicles

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1. Benefits of driverless vehicles
Some of the benefits that can be derived from using driverless cars include;
 The use of driverless cars will get rid of all fatalities involving human error since it
estimated that 90% of all road fatalities are attributed to human error.
 Those who are not capable of driving such as the disable or those below the age required
will have access to driving technology since driverless vehicles tests or licenses.
 The does not pollute the air thus environmental friendly.
 The enhance quicker commute times (Mehrabad, 2016, p. 122).
2. What are some potential problems? Identify potential ethical issues in the
implementation of this technology.
 The driverless vehicle is subjected to criminal hacking or computer crashes.
 Those people making their living from operating transport vehicles will lose jobs since
human controlled driving will be replaced.
 The cost of acquiring and maintaining the driverless vehicle is high.
Some of the ethical issues in the implementation of this technology include;
 How this particular car will decide the lives of its passengers and the lives of pedestrians?
 How will safety and mobility balanced since as soon as the car goes faster than walking
pace, it is difficult to prevent it from crushing into a child that might run onto the road.