Persuasive Essay On Self Driving Cars

Let the Robot Drive: The Self-Driving Cars of the Future Are Here

The innovation of technology has always strived to do better, but now reality has caught up with the idea that trying to get self-driving, robot like cars on the road is going to be a logistical nightmare. Self-driving cars will help society and the economy grow and improve, as it pushes the limit to what is possible, however it does pose some problems as it becomes more mainstream.

There are many reasons why having a car that could drive on its own would be a great idea. The capabilities of computers today far exceed what a human could even think of doing. Computers can make the correct decisions instantly without the internal lag that a human would have. While diving there

These cars can help a lot of people that would of never had the ability to drive due to a mental or physical handicap. That being said, “the potential of a self-driver to help those with disabilities could be realized only if the human operator were taken out of the equation” (Stenquist). Such as a blind person, being an amputee, or having to be in a wheel chair. It could be used for the lazy ones that just do not want to drive. On the days, where a person did not get enough sleep, the night before, they could take a nap on the way to work. For a businessperson that needs to do some work on the way, now has the option to do so. If someone has had too much to drink and they cannot drive safely, then it would be a safe alternative. Even though there is so many reasons why having self-driving cars would help, there are situations in which it probably would not help at all. One of the weak points I see that so far, is that they are all dependent on a satellite-based navigation system, known as the global positioning system or (GPS) for short. If the car happens to drive through a rural area with no GPS; how will the car know its location and what would it do? The GPS is known for telling people to turn onto incoming traffic on a one-way street or told that they were driving on a street that did not existent. Something as simple as rain could affect the sensors on the car, which would make it impractical in areas with a lot of rain. A traffic light could go out and a police officer may be directing traffic; the car would have to know when stop and go based on a person’s hand signals, which would not be easy to differentiate from a bystander that is just moving their hands. The car would need to know the unique traffic laws that may only pertain to a certain area. If there were a hazard, such as a roadblock; how would the car react to a