ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Emer
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Emer
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY Emer
INISTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
A self-driving car, also known as “driverless” or an autonomous vehicle is a car or truck that
operates without human intervention. It uses specially-designed hardware and software to
detect the weather, obstacles, and road conditions when moving from one destination to
another.
A self-driving car isn’t just another robot. It’s the same car you might be driving; however,
companies manufacturing self-driving technologies have introduced mechanisms that help the
car to interact with the environment safely.
There is significant ongoing investment and activity by traditional and disruptive
players that will make autonomous vehicles a reality. This section highlights the
autonomous technologies of the traditional players, autonomous technologies of the
disruptive players, and the current limitations and opportunities of key enabling
technologies. All of these factors are expected to coalesce to bring self-driving cars to
market, as summarized in the figure below
94% of fatal crashes involving vehicles, were caused by human error. Computers
that use sophisticated algorithms and systems will eliminate costly human mistakes.
Auto-driving cars will prevent major accidents like drunken driving or distracted
driving. Self-driving vehicles have the potential to reduce accidents by 90%.
However, with the introduction and use of self-driving cars, people who depend on
driving for a livelihood could lose their job. For example, it will be difficult for truck,
bus, and taxi drivers to find work in the future. The automated cars could also replace
Uber and fast food drivers.
Plus, self-driving cars will also have a positive effect on the environment. Traditional
combustion engines release pollutants into the atmosphere — cars and trucks
contribute one-fifth of these damaging emissions in the U.S. alone. But autonomous
vehicles fix some of the major environmental issues that come with regular cars.
When more of them get on the road, here’s how self-driving cars will
on conclusion, there are many strong socio-economic motivators for the adoption of
autonomous vehicles. Human safety, infrastructure efficiency, quality of life and a
ready customer base are just a few of the key factors that will help make self-driving
cars a reality. Technology is converging rapidly, both incrementally from existing
vendors and from new entrants. A car equipped with existing systems can take in
more information quickly and reliably, and then process it to implement a correct
decision about a complex situation. Yet to be solved are the complex issues associated
with the legal and liability infrastructure. Gradual introduction of these features
combined with strong economic motivators are sure to overcome such obstacles. The
future will surely include autonomous vehicles; the only question is how quickly.