IT104-209 Autonomous Cars

To drive autonomous is to drive in the future, and that future may be a lot closer than we think.

The company Waymo is already giving the average commuter the opportunity to test drive its self-driving car, which provides us with a good a good perspective on just how close we are to having autonomous vehicles become commonplace. With self-driving vehicles, we would see an increase in road safety and improved traffic flow through the precise control and movement that self-driving vehicles are bound to bring. However, driverless still have their risks. With AI drivers, that lack human responsibility, it comes into question who is to be blamed when an accident occurs. And with all the data these machines are packing, they become very tempting targets for hackers. So then we have to wonder if these cars are keeping us and our data safe.

Although there are many risks and grey areas that come with driverless driving, there are many benefits as well that will change driving as we know it. Until these issues are addressed, however, it will be some time before everyone is able to have a driverless car of their own.

References:

https://waymo.com/

http://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/10.7864/j.ctt1kk66tr.24.pdf?refreqid=excelsior:6df1610bb9f6bb7d457a3a7d3845d72b

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11948-017-0006-0

https://search.proquest.com/docview/1950622212?accountid=14541