Today, my friends, we are one step closer to the future man has been dreaming of for years; self-driving cars. That's right Google has apparently been testing their automated driving system, imaginatively titled Google Car, out in California and have logged over 700,000 miles so far (2014, Miners). So far they seem to be getting better at identifying road hazards associated with city streets such as construction, stopped cars, cyclists, and those oh-so-evil pedestrians. What this means is that Google is still making strides to one day automating the driving experience so that people don't have to stop playing Flappy Birds, Tweeting their lunch plans, or taking selfies.
I personally would love to see this happen if not for the reasons others would. The ability for a car to drive an injured person (or someone that had a heart attack while driving) to the hospital even if they are unconscious, or prevent someone from swerving into oncoming traffic because they fell asleep at the wheel; these are the scenarios that I am most interested in taking advantage of Google Car. Convenience will always be a factor, but the possibilities for a safer driving experience should always come first.
Miners, Z. (2014, April 28). Google's self-driving cars are cruising
through neighborhoods. Retrieved from InfoWorld website: http://www.infoworld.com/d/consumerization-of-it/googles-self-driving-cars-are-cruising-through-neighborhoods-241468
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