Persuasive Essay On The Future Of Cars

689 Words3 Pages

The future of cars is steering itself towards autonomous technology; surprisingly, it is not an automaker guiding that charge, but Google. The tech titan (not project titan) had a head start on the competition, in that it already had a well documented and extensive on the US automotive infrastructure, and not to mention access to a myriad of satellites. Now, Google is rumored to be trying to (potentially) further its advantage, by partnering with Ford Motor Company.
The king of search (and future ruler of the world (I for one welcome in-tech overlords)) has been working on autonomous vehicle technology for over five years now. By October 9th, 2010, the company already had 140,000 miles logged in. It was then, on that blog that Google officially …show more content…

They are making it necessary for a licensed driver to be behind the wheel in case of emergency at all times. That driver would be liable for any damages. This must be a move to spite the overlords, because all research suggests that a licensed driver is an inconsequential addition, the more drivers trust the software the less they pay attention. Is that wise California?
A small minority (I hope) of drivers, are so selfish and stupid that they are the ones causing all the accidents and traffic. Driving is inherently dangerous. Two ton hunks of metal going 70 miles per hour could cause all kinds of devastation, multiply that by the number of however many things the captain of an aforementioned death machine is doing; other than driving. Now, factor in an exponential relationship between number drinks and/or lost hours of sleep in regards to impairment, and you have a pretty perilous proposal.
The potential partnership is by no means far-fetched, many industry experts expected it. Also, the cross-industry companies have quite a few ties as it is. Alan Mulally, the CEO that reigned over Ford Motor Company’s 2006 revival is now on the board of directors at Google, along with various other ex-employees in far less prestigious positions. Beyond co-mingled workers, both companies stand to gain from the other’s expertise and