Addressing the potential of driver-less cars

Human history proves to be a bad start when addressing road safety. Tons of preventable hospitalizations happen due to irresponsible driving. High profile accidents were once due to automobile accidents. Our lack of understanding of what happens under the hood when we drive a car really has some big effect to the safety of the car. What if the car can drive itself? The concept of driver-less car was once a thing of the distant future, but nowadays, the future is a lot closer than we first thought about it several years ago. Though we have to level our expectations regarding autonomous cars, we can say that there is some promising future when it comes to utilizing an autonomous car for driving purposes. It can address the human factor in driving a car.

So how do these driver-less cars work? They normally rely on external conditions to be able to drive. They sense what is in their immediate surroundings in order to navigate effectively. The person can choose the location where he wants to visit but they do not have to drive the car. They simply sit by the passenger's seat and wait till they get to their destination. Though the concept is quite out there, some innovators have tried implementing these in some vehicles to see the possibilities of driving or rather, being driven by your own car. Some say that there are numerous advantages when such innovations push through.

First, if cars use the immediate environment as the sole consideration when driving, fewer crashes could happen because it removes the human factor of impatience and emotional driving as well as drunk driving that could affect their thoughts and perception when driving. It is also possible to minimize concerns about the roadway capacity and there is less use for road gaps which could eventually improve the traffic flow. If you are busy with work or you are too tired, you can simply sit back and wait for the car to drive you to your home or destination. It also minimizes the risks of getting expensive premiums on insurance due to conditions like being too young or too old. People with disabilities can also enjoy ownership of their own car that they do not have to drive themselves to function. It also can be operated without anybody inside. Think of the bat mobile and how it uses tracking tools to determine the location of the driver. It can also resolve parking issues so the car can be scheduled to run at a certain time to pick the person up when necessary.

To be able to do this, cars have to be implemented and wired with innovations that are actually available right now. From GPS systems, computer vision, radars and lidar, it is possible to have a driver-less car that can operate well. Of course, at the moment, the idea, as we said, is still very much "out there." some people might be a bit defensive about the idea of having a car that is driver-less. If cars are solely driven by the machine or an AI, this could be a promising innovation. However, fully realizing this concept can be a very big endeavor and this could also change the automobile industry entirely. Not everyone will be too thrilled to have a car that has been automated to be defensive on the road but others might consider it a great way to minimize risks on the road.