Autonomous Cars Hit The Road

Autonomous Cars Hit the Road

Recent headlines have been awash with news of unmanned and self-driven vehicles. Even a year ago, the idea of autonomous cars roaming on the streets was deemed to be farfetched. Google’s self-driving’ cars and Tesla’s autopilot system are examples of emerging prevalence of auto-driving. Nevertheless, moving from drawing board to the streets, there is considerable progress towards innovation within the automotive field has created cleaner, safer, and more affordable cars. Capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input, autonomous vehicles set the trend of future road transportation by slowly taking over the traditional cars in city streets worldwide. Drivers worldwide are getting accustomed to, or more

In near future, they may want the flexibility to choose the perfect solution for a specific purpose, on demand and via their smartphones. It is no more fantasy that cars will pick people up and park themselves at their arranged stops or requested destinations while they make good use of

Congestion is nearly inevitable in today’s traffic system due to accidents and poor traffic flow. If multiple cars follow each other closely, 20-60% of aerodynamic drag could be reduced [3]. Closer ride of vehicles could be achieved as accurate calculation done by receiving data from sensors embedded in the autonomous cars gives the safest driving distance between vehicles. Thus, more cars on the road with less traffic in fact. Over time, higher speed limits might be considered as an alternative if more drivers are using autonomous cars. Besides, the computers measure operation of the cars safely, faster speeds allowed on the road could bring in less travelling