Self Driving cars have many potential benefits, but a majority have to do with things on the road. Self Driving cars have very good upsides that dont take place on the streets. Self Driving cars would encourage more people to carpool. Roads would be less congested and would improve the travel times. Vivek Wadhwa in the article “Why India's Ban on Self Driving Cars is Misguided” claims “Self driving cars could improve travel times. Encourage more car sharing, reducing the number of cars on the road by up to one half”. Because of car sharing roads would become even more efficient. With almost half of the cars on the road of today this would be major help for big cities like Los Angeles where highways are almost stopped during rush hour. Roads …show more content…
Pollution is one of the biggest problems in 2018. People are looking for a good way to reduce their footprint. Today's cars are pollution machines, from the time you buy a car to the time it gets destroyed at a junkyard your car will be spitting out nasty things into the air. Vivek Wadhwa in the article “Why India’s Ban On Self Driving Cars is Misguided” adds “ self driving vehicles will cause a reduction in the horrible smog caused by city traffic. Fewer vehicles being needed and more efficient designs.” Because of the lesser amount of vehicles on roads pollution will be reduced. Cars in the future will only get more advanced. Cars will get much more efficient designs that can save gas and lower pollution. Electric powered cars like a Tesla will also be much more popular. There is so many more things that self driving cars could help improve. Instead of having to drive your kids to soccer practice or their friends house you could simply order a self driving car to do it for you. Vivek Wadhwa in the article “Why India’s Ban On Self Driving Cars is Misguided” states “Insurance rates would be lower, drunk people easy way to get home, mobility to young, old, and