The Hazards and Safety Risks of Driverless Cars

The Hazards and Safety Risks of Driverless Cars

An autonomous car( driverless car, self-driving car) is a vehicle that is capable of seeing

its environment and navigating without human input(autonomous means having the power of

self-governance). While handicapped and elderly people would differently benefit from

driverless cars, self-driving cars are far too dangerous to allow because of technology errors. In

a event of an accident who would be responsible? Driverless cars would also take the fun out of

driving and motion sickness would be a bigger problem.

There are many arguments when it comes to driverless cars, some people argue that

driverless cars would make people more productive because there wouldn’t be anymore

slogging through traffic. Instead, you could spend your time going through your emails,

making phone calls, or checking the news. There also wouldn’t be any more frustration

when trying to find a parking spot in a packed mall, but does the good outweigh the bad?

Firstly, one of many issues for me is motion sickness which will be more of an issue in

self-driving vehicles than in conventional vehicles. I believe I’m not the only one that will say

being the driver helps with motion sickness not only are your eyes always on the road, but I

know exactly where the car is going because I’m the one controlling it. According to a research

survey done by Brandon Schoettle who has a B.S. in Biopsychology and Cognitive Science, and

Dr. Michael Sivak who has a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, “By switching from driver to

passenger, by definition, one gives up the control over the direction of motion, and there are no

remedies for this,” they wrote. The lack of control over which way the car moves, and the lack

of warning before the car, for example, makes a sharp turn, is likely