Most people believe that the era of fully autonomous cars is fast-approaching. As the technology is now being tested and implemented into everyday life, it holds the potential to completely transform the way we live our lives. So, how will things change? Here’s what to expect from the forthcoming future:
To start off, self-driving cars can be a source of life-saving technology. Roughly 1.3 million people die in car accidents around the world each year. 90% of car accidents are caused by human error. Self-driving cars will eliminate the key source of human error as they will not make any errors of judgments. According to research, self-driving cars could save 29,447 lives annually by reducing traffic accidents.
In the self-driving future, not only will cars take many of our tasks for us, our communities will undergo an enormous re-design. The cars will just drop you off at the destination and go on to serve the next customer. Then, there will be no need for sprawling parking lots and underground parking garages. Imagine you can repurpose those current parking areas for green spaces such as parks.
In addition to changing the landscape of our cities, self-driving vehicles can provide unprecedented mobility so that many people with disabilities can enter the workforce. Transportation is key for people to get to work and interact with the public. With door-to-door transportation, autonomous cars can provide people with disabilities with basic freedom to come and go as they please.