The Truth about Self Driving Cars Dustin Wolff 912365150 dmwolff@ucdavis.edu ECS 15, Fall Quarter, Professor Liu December 1st 2014 Dustin Wolff Professor Liu ECS 15 15 November 2014 Truth about Autonomous Cars Vehicles that drive themselves is a concept that is often thought about in futuristic movies or science fiction novels. Throughout, history mankind has been fascinated with robots and cars that could work without humans. Advanced technology is getting closer to making these futuristic ideas the real thing. Living in an advanced technological time would society be ready for this to happen and how far away is this from becoming a reality? One of the biggest challenges facing autonomous cars is legal issues. As of right now computer technology and artificial intelligence face numerous legal battles. Most people have heard of the technology that Google is creating in an attempt to make a “driver-less” car. As the technology gets more attention in the news Google’s driverless car has become a very opinionated and sensitive topic. People often ask questions like “What if Google’s car hit someone? Who would be at fault for the accident Google or the owner of the car?” These questions are currently being debated at the state and federal levels. As of right now states are actively seeking to regulate autonomous cars much more than the federal government is. Currently only California, Florida, Nevada and the District of Columbia have successfully created
An examination of the legal liabilities surrounding the developing technology involved in autonomous vehicles in the United States of America
Right now self-driving cars and trucks are hitting the road and will soon be available to the general market . Major companies like Google, Tesla, Uber and Delphi are leading in autonomous cars industry. In the past few years, these companies have made great strides improving this technology. Addressing the concerns for this technology must be concluded before it reaches the general public. Given the current state of automobiles that don’t need drivers the American consumer needs to be mindful that moral decisions this technology is handling puts them at risk due to the fact that this is emerging technology, laws are being made that will shape this technology, and who is choosing who lives and who dies.
She expresses her concerns that there is a lack of consistency in these laws which will be problematic later on. She indicates that currently “fully autonomous” vehicles which are cars that need no driver are not yet obtainable for consumers. However, “partially autonomous” vehicles which are cars that give up a few features to the car, but need a human driver to be in control in case of an emergency are accessible to consumers. She notes that state laws are tackling the physical interface of autonomous vehicles while turning a shoulder on the logical interface. Mrs. Goodman argues that state laws should see the logical interface equally important as the physical interface. She explains that the logical interface is the interaction between the user, the surrounding area, and the vehicle. She indicates that the data found in the interaction can show important personal information, real-world location, and even a person’s driving routine. She explains that the sensors on autonomous vehicles are so sensitive that they can dedicate if a child is in the vehicle. Mrs. Goodman indicates that her biggest concern is that these vehicles are susceptible to hacks. She notes that states have
The first article we will cover is Brian Fung’s article, “The big question about driverless cars that no one seems able to answer.” Fung deals with the large issue of liability with driverless cars. He focuses on how insurance companies will have to adjust as cars become increasingly more autonomous. Fung interviews several companies including State Farm, Liberty Mutual, and the District of Columbia Insurance Federation. He
Self-driving cars may soon be a possibility. Both articles mention the ability of cars being able to drive themselves. “Not because police are going soft but because you won’t be doing the driving.” “Semi-autonomous cars may even be
The 21st century is expected to have many advances in technology. One of these advances are driverless cars. What is putting the brakes on these vehicles? Although Google and other technicians would have us believe that fully autonomous vehicles are right around the corner, there are about six challenges preventing creation. Ethical dilemmas are the first barriers. The cars would be programmed to avoid collisions but there might not be enough time to stop, or the car would go into oncoming traffic. Driving styles might not fit the “driver” so a dilemma could be that the default settings couldn’t be overridden.
Are you looking forward to the day in the future where cars can drive themselves? With the new technology on cars many people are coming up with more and more ideas for new inventions including self-driving cars are within the mix.Even though with this cool invention there are many pro’s and con’s of the upcoming invention.Lets start with the pros of having or getting a self-driving car a pro is that the cars will be able to run in extreme heat,cold,vibration and even moisture.Another pro to this project is that the cars will decrease the number of accidents but no matter what there will be some accidents so that means the number of people going in and out of the hospital caused by vehicle accidents will decrease. Next the self-driving car
Self driving cars have become a reality but they still require help of humans to operate it. Although there has not been a perfect working model of self driving car, big companies like Google are working on this type of car’s testing (Cohen, 2015, p. 329). According to the author, autonomous cars can be extremely beneficial to people who cannot drive on their own. On the other side, it has more disadvantages such as hacking, and tracing the device and insurance policy issues. At last, author expects new laws with the launch of self-driven cars regarding protection and liability made by the customers.
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Despite all the technological advances being made, self-driving cars still face many obstacles. One of these is society’s acceptance of a machine
Self-driving vehicles are currently being explored heavily by many companies. This technology involves creating a way for the car to see the world like humans can through the use of scanning laser range finders, cameras, radar, sensors, and software. This technology has been getting a lot of attention since 2004 and almost every car manufacturing company is now investing in it. Virginia Tech has even had a team researching self-driving cars for over 10 years.
There are several dozen of Google’s experimental self-driving cars riding around on the streets of Mountain View, California. The cars have driven 200,000 miles around this suburb; however, in just a few months time, five minor fender bender accidents have occurred involving these experimental cars. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that is almost 10 times the national average for property only fender bender accidents.
Technology is everywhere around us, it lead to many useful creations such as computers, cellphones, airplanes, televisions and many more. Technology created many ways for people to move from one place to another, like the metro, bus, train, bicycles and cars. They are the most common transportation tools used by the people who live in big cities. Science is trying to take it a step further by making the car driverless. Self-driving cars are becoming realistic and reliable, since it is developed by many big companies competing with each other for being the first to release it for sale. Big corporations competing with each other are great for the progression of the self-driving cars, because they will all try to make the better one compared to other companies and if they make it, the potential is absolutely insane.
General Motors is very confident about the production of self-driving cars. GM believes they will have a fully autonomous vehicle by 2020. Between the features that GM has developing is available today in its cars and Trucks technologies such as adaptive cruise control, side blind zone warning and automatic park assist, and they can be considered as first steps to building a fully autonomous vehicle. [1]
The decreased number of crashes and therefore the claims thereof will possibly lead to a general reduction in insurance premiums. This would encourage auto makers to incorporate more sophisticated autonomous systems in their cars. However, the product liability increases on the manufacturers’ end would lead to delays in adoption of the technology (James M. Anderson, Kalra et al 2016; KPMG & CAR, 2012). This might in turn force the manufacturers to offer the vehicle as a service rather than a product. In addition, a legal framework for autonomous transport for insurance and liability has to be established (Kelly & CNN, 2014).