What do you think about “driverless car?” Driverless car means the driver does not need to drive his car. I think we can image such a car, but most of us cannot believe that such cars will be made in very near future, because we think such cars exist in only dream world. However, Google is making such a dream car, and it looks almost done. The detail is HERE.
I would like to expect the effect of actually using the driverless cars. If such cars are released for ordinary people, I think many people want to drive or ride on it. We don’t need to lose our way. Therefore, they will try to buy it. In the world, there are 965,257,286 cars. I don’t know how many people of 965,257,286 try to change their car, but the economical effect should be huge. Also, drivers may be able to sleep during drive. I think there are more opportunities that father drives than the opportunities that mother drives in your family, but fathers are often too tired by daily job to go out. However, fathers don’t need to drive this car, so they try to go out in weekend more easily, so leisure industry can earn more. However, the profit of public facilities for travel may decrease because more people can use cars more easily.
Secondly, increasing the number of cars, CO2 also must increase. Car industry have to cut the emission of CO2.
Thirdly, the number of car accidents may decrease as the condition that driverless cars can drive accurately because sometimes drivers are tired and sleepy, and these conditions make accidents. However, if the cars cannot work correctly, it could make huge accidents and the number must increase.
Fourthly, the age restriction may relax. As far in Japan, people who are older than 18 can get the chance of driver’s license, but the confused techniques are not required unless cars drive automatically.
As my opinion, driving car by ourselves is one of pleasures. Someone could say, “even if driverless cars are invented, you can drive yourself”. However, we must rely on new technology like mails instead of hand writing letters. Of course, these new technologies are attractive, but I feel something unhappy.
Motoki
It may be convenent to rely on computers, but it is dangerous if you rely on too much. For example, Airbus aircraft has crashed because the company thought that computer is so smart that it is better to let computer steer the aircraft. We are not depended on by computers. I think we are the one who should select the final decision because computer might go wrong due to some kind of problems, too.
ReplyDeleteSotaro
This is a crazy idea. If people are tired, they should stay home, take a taxi, or ride the train. And I agree with Sotaro to a point: which is more likely to make a mistake - a human or a computer?
ReplyDeleteMs. MacGregor