We started from the days of walking with legs to making use of horses as well as carriages and carts before we arrived at the invention of cars.
Cars must have been a life saving means of travelling over long distances back then unlike today that we have lots of other means of transportation that seem to be faster and even more convenient than cars.
Let's quickly get to the history of cars.
A car can be described as a four wheeled machine that is basically used on the road to move people and goods from one location to another.
The modern car is said to have been invented in the year 1886, with Karl Benz who happened to be a German inventor being the inventor.
By 1920, others had joined in the business of production, Henry Ford was said to have innovated the concept of mass adoption.
By that time, three companies were said to have emerged as the biggest auto companies and they are: Ford, General motors as well as Chrysler.
We grew from using manual cars to automatic cars, the manual cars required more effort and more control unlike the automatic cars which is more easy to control and as if that was not enough, we have also moved to the age of self driving cars.
Self driving cars and their mode of operation.
Self driving cars are fully automated and they do not require the presence of a driver at all as it has been automated to know when to go on a high or low driving level.
The car is said to be able to perform every driving task without any problem.
The self driving car has the ability to maintain an internal map of their surrounding.
Google, Uber, Tesla as well as Nissan have been the popular ones responsible for the invention and production of self driving cars.
The self-driving automobile developed by Uber is said to make use of sixty four laser beams and also other sensors for the development of their maps.
The self-driving automobile developed by Google is said to have at various staged made use of lasers, raders as well as high powered cameras and sonar.
The software then processes the input provided, to quickly plot a path and immediately sends the instruction generated to the 'actuators'.
It is the actuators that controls the acceleration, the brake as well as the steering.
Benefits of Self Driving Cars.
Even if this method of driving is not in circulation yet, it has been tested by few individuals and they have these review to give about it.
It renders a flawless driving skill.
It has nothing associated with getting tired while driving, which means it can quickly drop you off at work, go get your wife from the airport and get your kids from school without any issue.
The car could also pose as a taxi and generate an extra income for you without your physical presence.
It saves time and prevents stress.
Videos can be played in the cars without having the concern of getting the driver distracted.
The self driving automobiles are usually obedient to every rule on the road.
Even if the passenger does not know the route to his or her location, there will be no need to worry because the automobile will drive the passenger there successfully.
The physically disabled, the aged as well as children will greatly enjoy this benefit.
There will be a reduction in the rate of car theft.
Disadvantages associated with self driving cars.
The price of getting a self driving automobile will be greatly expensive and unaffordable for lots of individuals.
If an error occurs with the settings or computerized information, the damage it will cause will be a terrible one.
Since this cars are programmed to obey every rule and signal, it might become difficult for human drivers to navigate without causing an accident.
Someone might hack into the system of the car and the passenger will have no idea about it.
Terrorist will take advantage of it and use it as a means to perpetuate more explosives and killings.
So with the description above, what is your opinion about using a self driving automobile, will you use it or will you ignore it completely, feel free to let me know through the comment section.
Wow!
This is another milestone for technology. It is really a great development.
Does it pose risk of accidents?
I think the risk has to do with hacking.
Very correct
I hope to get a self-driving car soon. I have always loved Tesla's model of self-driving cars.
That is amazing, I wish you the best dear friend.
I am sure in certain continents (i will not like to mention names), it might take 100 years to have everyone using self driving cars because of bad roads and road laws, no electricity and corruption.
To be sincere i love how science is growing and making life easier and better.
Hahaha. Technology flies very fast. Mobile phone is used in all countries now even when it seemed like it wasn't going to become something for third world countries, they still used it. So in a few years from now, automated cars will be everywhere.
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