Driverless Cars Driverless cars have been banned in San Francisco, California. One of 9 US States which has allowed the technology to hit the roadways at all, has withdrawn its enthusiasm. The City by the Bay wants to be assured that the technology is more developed. Apparently, Uber, who has its headquarters in San Francisco, is at the heart of the dispute. Special permits must be issued that assures the safety of passengers in a car that doesn’t have a human behind the wheel. Uber doesn’t want to pay the additional cost of permitting or the additional $5 million in insurance and therefore the two local giants can’t seem to agree. A robotic, autonomous car is essentially a vehicle that is self-driving. Despite California’s position at this time, …show more content…
Their success has come back with mixed reviews. Witnesses have reported seeing driverless cars run red lights, as well as coming too close to pedestrians and bicyclist. These incidents have raised several red flags on the relatively virgin technology. Putting safety first is the prime objective and not a company’s bottom line, so the work throughs are taking priority. It’s not likely that Uber or the other 19 companies with driverless applications, like Tesla, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen and Google will give up and go away. With automated driverless transports being introduced all over the world, the advantages are far greater to the whole once the issues are thoroughly resolved. Advantages Driverless cars will reduce roadway accident rates by approximately 90%. With 1.2 million fatalities, a year from accidents, that’s a lot of lives saved. Mobility for Seniors, the physically disabled and teens is greatly enhanced. Programming in a destination is all it takes. Emissions and carbon pollution will drop significantly since the plan for more automated urban automobiles is to be electric. Cleaner air quality is a huge