Hello Miranda, You have made some thought-provoking assertions. I would like to expand on your perspective of self-driving cars and their new target market. Today, cars are being advertised to a younger age group with a juvenile lifestyle; newlyweds, family vacation, or mid-20s and partying. But autonomous vehicles have a completely different market. They are targeting seniors and disabled. A video on youtube shows a guy, Steve Mahan, who has lost 95% of his eyesight and is going around town doing his everyday chores with the help of this latest technology. The clip is very uplifting as it shows you how these vehicles give the disabled people a sense of empowerment and independence. Of course, this new invention has the tendency to facilitate lives, the real question is, is …show more content…
Just like you stated, “If companies are able to sell the self-driving car at a reasonable price and market the product efficiently, then sales have the potential to be astounding”, but will the