driverless cars
Martin Estrada
No Hands, No Worries
Many people wonder when the future will come, but what they do not know is that we are living in the future already. Most people do not know that Google is doing a project involving driverless cars, and they are being tested in California. Out of all the test drives, the driverless car has done, it only crashed once and that was when a human was driving it. Driverless cars will outgrow regular cars, but are people willing to their freedom taken away? Google’s robo-car initializes the end of driving and a new stage of technology. The big problem is if people are ready for this change. There are many controversial factors that make people doubt about the new car. This will strip the freedom of people, as many people view their cars as a symbol of freedom. Besides the car’s flaws, driverless cars can do almost everything a human can and it will also do a better job. Not only does it have excellent performance, it would also be beneficial to the environment. Like Neil Armstrong once said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Technology keeps advancing every day and Google’s robo-car is that small step to open up a whole new world. Safety is the main purpose behind driverless cars which will benefit not only the people but also the environment in so many ways. The two main factors that Google has focused on their car are helping people their save time and their life. Google cars can reduce commute time by 90%, and traffic accidents by 90% (Mui, Part 1). Driverless cars will save people time and energy mainly on the fact that these cars will communicate with each other. By allowing the cars to communicate with each other they can now go faster speeds tailgating each other and never crashing, unlike humans which most of the accidents are, tailgating, because they were driving too fast and too close to be able to stop in time. Driverless cars will never get stuck in traffic jam like how people
No Hands, No Worries
Many people wonder when the future will come, but what they do not know is that we are living in the future already. Most people do not know that Google is doing a project involving driverless cars, and they are being tested in California. Out of all the test drives, the driverless car has done, it only crashed once and that was when a human was driving it. Driverless cars will outgrow regular cars, but are people willing to their freedom taken away? Google’s robo-car initializes the end of driving and a new stage of technology. The big problem is if people are ready for this change. There are many controversial factors that make people doubt about the new car. This will strip the freedom of people, as many people view their cars as a symbol of freedom. Besides the car’s flaws, driverless cars can do almost everything a human can and it will also do a better job. Not only does it have excellent performance, it would also be beneficial to the environment. Like Neil Armstrong once said, “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Technology keeps advancing every day and Google’s robo-car is that small step to open up a whole new world. Safety is the main purpose behind driverless cars which will benefit not only the people but also the environment in so many ways. The two main factors that Google has focused on their car are helping people their save time and their life. Google cars can reduce commute time by 90%, and traffic accidents by 90% (Mui, Part 1). Driverless cars will save people time and energy mainly on the fact that these cars will communicate with each other. By allowing the cars to communicate with each other they can now go faster speeds tailgating each other and never crashing, unlike humans which most of the accidents are, tailgating, because they were driving too fast and too close to be able to stop in time. Driverless cars will never get stuck in traffic jam like how people
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