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The Pros And Cons Of The Autonomous Car

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The usherance of the 21st century is heavy with expectation from the technological marvels presented in the last 100 years. From time machines, to sentient robots, to genetically enhanced humans, some of these marvels are much closer to reality than one might think. One such example, the autonomous car, has made leaps and bounds in improvement within the last decade. The current iteration of the autonomous car however, isn’t exactly smart. Sure, it may be able to drive to the location you tell it, and it may even have features like collision avoidance, or blind spot monitoring that manufacturers will market off as “highly intelligent” features. But these factors alone do not make a car intelligent, in the sentient sense. This is where the …show more content…

Adding the current state of communications in terms of wifi, BlueTooth, and other immediately range technology, it is completely feasible to see implementation of vehicle to vehicle/infrastructure communication features. Placed on a common blockchain platform that is to be used by all manufacturers, one can create an entire network of cars effectively "talking" to each other. Benefits enabled by this include a common fabric for cars to “trade” on. Cars can essentially “pay” for speedier travel routes, to have priority in traffic, to bypass toll booths, just to name a few use …show more content…

The idea of priority already exists in society, and many of us knowingly obey without realization; albeit at a much cruder and less refined level. Take for example an emergency services vehicle (such as a police car/ambulance/firetruck), where we must pull aside and allow that vehicle to pass. Now think about the ability for cars to allow you to pass if you paid all of them for that right, traded with a cryptocoin, all done automatically and without human intervention. This brings benefit to both the payer (who demands the faster service), and the payee (who sells their spot in traffic for a price they agreed on). Another modern day example where priority is somewhat structurally represented is with Uber. A user prioritizing speed would likely choose Uber X over Uber Pool, which is more likely to be chosen by a user who values price over

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