Everyone keeps talking about driverless cars like they're only a few years away from becoming mainstream. In reality, it's going to be a lot longer before we never have to touch another steering wheel again in our lives. Still, nobody really focuses on the questions we're all curious to find out about. So far we only know the basics, so let's look at a few things you should start pondering. They're bound to become big news in the not too distant future.
The Police Pulling People Over
What are the police going to do when they pull over a driverless car? They can't handcuff the software and take it to jail. Will you be the one who gets in trouble with the law if your car is found to be doing something wrong? It will get even more complicated when there is more than one person in the car when there isn't anyone driving. Someone will surely have to take responsibility for every car.
There Must Be More Than Just Cars
At the moment everyone is fixated on little cars, but if we're going to go driverless will lots of bigger vehicles come into the equation? It's hard to imagine a huge cargo truck filled with dangerous chemicals thundering down the road without a driver. You've also got to take tractors into consideration too. Will all of these vehicles become driverless within a year or two of traditional cars, or will we have to wait around a lot longer.
It Could Be Hard To Get Insurance
We've already talked about issues with the law, but what about insurance for driverless cars? You would assume the insurance would cost a lot because you're not driving, but because the success of test drives has been positive so far there is speculation it could be cheap. The car insurance could also be rolled into the cost of the car, but it's one of those things we'll never know until other factors become known.
The Ability To Save Your Life
If you're driving a car and it's going to crash you'll do everything possible to safe your life. This might mean other people will die, but it's a gut reaction and purely instinctual. Things will be completely different when you're being whisked around by a driverless car. Is your car something you can trust with all your life, or will it calculate whether or not you're more expandable than other people?
Maybe You Won't Even Need A Car
Uber is officially the fastest growing automotive company in the world, so it's safe to say apps are the future. This is why there is a chance some people think we won't even need to buy cars. There might be millions of them on the road and they'll be run by different companies. You can pull your phone out and tell an app where you're going. After the software works things out it will send you a car you'll share with complete strangers and pay for through the app.
It Will Hopefully Become Clear Soon
Driverless cars have actually driven across the country, and there is more on the road than you think. They've been pulled over much to the surprise of police officers too. So it's not a question of if they'll become mainstream, but how long it's actually going to take. In the meantime, it would be nice if the questions we've talked about today had some kind of answers.
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