Automated car seems to be a great deal

In this digital world, we have advanced technologies, and advanced technologies are helping us make our lives easier and more comfortable. We have many advanced technologies, and the modern car is one of them. It is so developed that now we have automated cars that can drive by themselves, which are called self-driving cars. Several companies make such kinds of cars right now, and in the future, it’s expected that it will be a very common thing. Can you imagine a situation where we don’t need to drive a car? We just need to set the destination to use it. Such a scenario is indeed cool. But what can be the consequences?

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To be honest, I always try to welcome new technology, and in the case of self-driving cars, it is something I appreciate. It’s because I believe that most technologies are invented to improve our lifestyle, and in the case of self-driving cars, it’s the same. I must agree that there can be some consequences and there can be some requirements for self-driving cars, but everything can be obtained with time by making efforts.

Self-driving cars will be dependent on sensors and programming. In the program, everything will be well instructed, and there are almost no chances of having errors in following traffic rules. Naturally, it is expected that there will be no traffic jams and there will be no accidents in such a scenario unless there is any error in programming or failure of a sensor in detection. I always feel angry when I face traffic jams, and having an automated car can solve the issue easily, as no car will break the traffic rules.

I know that there can be some situations where a driver needs to use a creative mind, and AI automated cars can’t do it, but such kinds of cases are very few, and in those kinds of situations, those cars can ask for suggestions from humans. Those are the exceptions, and I think that exceptions can’t be considered examples. Even if an accident happens in such a case, the number of accidents will be very little compared to accidents happening through human-driven cars. From this perspective, it’s not a bad thing either. In fact, from most perspectives, I feel that automated cars are better than human-driven cars.

But what if an accident happens in an automated vehicle? Whom do we blame? The car company, the car owner, or the car itself? In case of blaming, the car sounds ridiculous to me because I don’t think that the car is just a machine and runs according to the program. The car company can be blamed if accidents happen because of any kind of error in the program. But again, the sensor of the car can be damaged, and if the owner runs the car without fixing it, the owner has to take the blame because the accident is due to the carelessness of the owner.

Instead, I think that a well-constructed road is required for driving this kind of car. The roads in my country are not suitable for automated cars. So before running these cars, we must ensure that our roads are well constructed and suitable for those cars.