Autonomous vehicles will likely change a lot of aspects in the daily life of many in the not so distant future. About 94 percent of accidents are caused by human error. (NHTSA, 2015) These vehicles will have plethora of effects from daily commutes to work and road trips, to other things like an end to drinking and driving or old people driving, in turn creating a safer roadway and dramatically reducing accidents. An autonomous vehicle is a driverless vehicle that can navigate roadways using high tech sensors, cameras and other advanced programs, and based on the information gathered, it can react to its surroundings. They are soon to become a consumer reality within ten to fifteen years. Autonomous vehicles are being widely researched and investigated by companies like …show more content…
In autonomous mode google cars have driven over 1.4-million miles and helped advance the research on the autonomous vehicles in real life situations in order to help the betterment of programming. (Google, 2016) There have been concerns with the engineering design, legal aspects and regulations governing and the autonomous vehicles. Within the past several years there have been several articles that have pointed out many of the legal and regulatory concerns of the vehicles, which have shed light on the dilemmas faced by this technological advancement. Based on these dilemmas, the authors recommend that policies need to be created and implemented to protect both the people who own the vehicles and the companies who manufacture them in order to keep the consumer and public safety. The new challenges brought up are for policymakers, and they bring attention to the legal ramifications that can pose a possible threat to the car industry, and what to keep in mind when coming up with policies and regulations regarding the liability factor or who will be held responsible in an