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Technology is improving day by day. These days, some companies are
in process or developing driverless car, which is also called ‘autonomous car’.
There are numerous advantages of driverless vehicles. Some companies,
such as parcel service or bus company can save money and individual drivers can
save their energy and time from driving. However, I believe one disadvantage
outweighs all these advantages which is ‘dangerousness’. Driverless cars these
days are vulnerable in dangers such as hacking or error. Unless driverless cars
are tested 100% safe, I believe driverless vehicles take risks. Also, who are
we going to blame if car accident occurs? Driver or the car company? There are
numerous problems to consider using driverless cars.
Considering advantages of driverless cars, I believe we should find
neutral point between present cars and driverless cars. Company or government
can introduce specific laws when using driverless cars for safety. For instance,
‘driver should be seated and be holding the steering wheel even when using the
driverless mode’, or ‘when on driverless mode, speed of the car should not go
over 50 km/h’. In this way, people can enjoy advantageous features and reduce
risks of facing detrimental features of driverless cars.
In conclusion, I think disadvantages of driverless vehicles outweigh
the advantages for now due to riskiness. There are systematic problems such as
hacking and error, and ethical problems when car accident occurs. However, I
believe there are ways to find neutral point and use driverless car in the
future with company and government’s help. |