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This document summarizes a paper about self-driving cars. It discusses how self-driving cars use sensors like cameras, radar, GPS and LIDAR to detect surroundings and drive autonomously. While self-driving cars may reduce accidents and increase productivity, they may also cause job losses for drivers and present safety risks if the technology malfunctions. The document concludes that self-driving cars will revolutionize transportation but that people must understand both benefits and risks of the new technology.

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This document summarizes a paper about self-driving cars. It discusses how self-driving cars use sensors like cameras, radar, GPS and LIDAR to detect surroundings and drive autonomously. While self-driving cars may reduce accidents and increase productivity, they may also cause job losses for drivers and present safety risks if the technology malfunctions. The document concludes that self-driving cars will revolutionize transportation but that people must understand both benefits and risks of the new technology.

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Self-driving cars

by
Cruț Andreea Diana

“Gheorghe Asachi ” Technical University

Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering

Abstract. Nowadays, the field of autonomous vehicles is of great interest and much has been
accomplished in this area . While it is well-known that a number of issues need to be solved
,the technology of self-driving cars is increasing and considered to be inevitable . Among the
long-term effects of this technology there are some positive and negative outcomes. This
paper can help people understand the advantages and disadvantages of self-driving cars and
also , help them make a decision whether to drive or not an invention like that.

Keywords. autonomous cars , traffic , software , invention , self-driving vehicles , technology

Introduction. Over the years , driving has become one of man’s needs because of the utilities that it
has . Many people think that driving a car is not easy because of the fact that it requires complete
attention of the driver in order to minimize risk of accidents . As shown by contemporary society ,
driving can be harder that it looks like . As a result of people’s busy lives , sometimes risky choices are
made , such as texting or making calls while driving , even though it is life-threatening and against the
law . All in all , driving is statistically the most probable activity that cause serious injuries or even death .
Specifically , decades before Uber got into the self-driving car industry , a team of German engineers led
by a scientist named Ernst Dickmanns has developed a car that could navigate traffic on its own . To
carry out successful autonomous cars , a variety of technologies must be combined such as computer
science , mechanical engineering , electronic engineering etc.

Self-driving cars work in two ways which will be explained briefly . In the first place , it integrates
all of the “cool” driver aids that already exist ,such as cruise control , auto-park , lane-keeping systems ,
acceleration and breaking . All those available features are integrated into one software system which is
then supplemented with sensors .The autonomous transportation is featured with video cameras ,
radars , GPS , centralized computer , orientation sensors , ultrasonic sensors , and LIDAR sensors , which
are similar to radars but with light waves . This allows the car to have awareness of everything is going
on around the vehicle , to map the road ways , to detect traffic , pedestrians , potholes , to read road
signs and speed limits.
Ultrasonic sensors-measure LIDAR(ight detection and
the position of objects very ranging)-measure the
close to the vehicle vehicle's surroundings

Self-driving car

Central computer-analyzes all


Radar sensors-to maintain a sensor input,applies rules of
fixed distance from cars the road and operates the
ahead steering ,accelerator and
brakes

Positive aspects. On one hand, the self-driving car can be the most useful innovation that has
ever happened . The researches indicate that by 2020 self-driving cars will materialize and by 2037 there
will be 24 million of them on the road .This invention offers many benefits such as fewer accidents ,
decrease traffic congestion , increase highway capacity , lower fuel consumption , enhance human
productivity etc . One of the most important and also hard tasks when driving a car is to park it . Self-
driving cars will be able to free up a lot of people’s time and other people’s space too . As shown by
recent statistics , one billion people die each year from car accidents and almost four hundred thousand
of these are the result of alcohol consumption . With well set up algorithms embedded into the car
systems , human errors will be reduced , which is a lot more reassuring . As Elon Mush was saying “Self-
driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.”

Negative aspects. On the other hand , there are also some disadvantages of self-driving cars that
worth mentioning . Firstly , many people , such as , truck and taxi drivers will become unemployed , as
autonomous cars take over . Secondly , even if self-driving cars are safer , it doesn’t mean they are the
safest because unfortunately , there is the possibility of even worse crashes . As a result of the fact that
these are led by computer devices , even a minor malfunction may cause a worse crash than one
occurred because of a human error . Equally important is that the reliance on technology could mean
that over time , people will no longer be equipped with the skills to operate cars .

Conclusion. Taking everything into account , self-driving cars will revolutionize the auto-industry and
will be a turning point in people’s lives . It is important that everyone is aware of the importance of
technology and the good it can make to people in need . As Erik Brynjolfsson said :”What can we do to
create prosperity ? The answer is not to try to slow down technology .Instead of racing against the
machine , we need to learn to race the machine.”

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