Friday, September 12, 2014
Self Driving Cars
For now, we are doing most of the work involved in driving a car such as steering and pushing the pedals. There are already driverless cars on the road that are totally legal but the popularity is only beginning to grow. One of the main technologies will be the communication services between the vehicles which will leave the driving almost up to the car. Google even has a prototype that eliminates the driver from the equation completely because there is no steering wheel. I do not think that we are at the part yet where the control can be handed over the car so technology that require the driver to be present and take over the controls if need be. There is technology that lets the driver give the control to the car during long stretches of road or in traffic jams. By giving so much control to the cars, we are stimulating our brains less and less and that might prove to be hazardous. What are your thoughts about not driving anymore?
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Have the communication services between cars might be a good idea. The control should be left to the driver though.
ReplyDeleteToo many communication services in cars might be a bad thing. It give more opportunity for hacking.
ReplyDeleteWhat if the internet stopped working in the car? There should be back up these communication services.
ReplyDeleteSome of the software developments in these cars might be a good thing but there are definitely some grey areas when it comes to deciding whether something is distracting.
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