Self-Driving Cars
James Fitzgerald
College of Saint Joseph
English Composition
Research Paper
Self-driving Cars and Vehicular Networking
This paper will present information about self-driving cars and smart transportation systems. The technological barriers, security concerns and privacy issues concerning the implementation of these new systems will be addressed. The impact they will have on society, business, and government will be explored. Supporting data from research papers, news articles, and industry reports will be presented. The technology will be adopted because it will provide travelers with a safe, reliable, and convenient form of transportation. It will save people time and money and it will save thousand of lives every year. The measured evolution and introduction of self-driving cars and smart transportation infrastructure is important so it can allow business, consumers, and governments to adjust to the change in the way people and goods are transported.
The development of the self-driving car has been in the works for some time and is just the latest in a long history of automotive innovation. Over the years, automakers have introduced many new automotive technologies that have made driving safer and more convenient. Automakers will continue to develop new technologies that offer increased safety and convenience. One of the newest technologies that exist today include a system that keeps a car in the lane and warns the driver when they are veering out of the lane. There is also an advanced cruise control system that matches a car’s speed with the vehicle in front of it. Another system alerts the driver if there are obstacles near them when they are backing up. And there is also a system that parallel parks a car by itself. (Silberg, Wallace, 7)
Many leading universities, the automotive industry, and a number of tech companies are involved in the research and development of safety systems, convenience features, and self-driving technologies. Some of the
College of Saint Joseph
English Composition
Research Paper
Self-driving Cars and Vehicular Networking
This paper will present information about self-driving cars and smart transportation systems. The technological barriers, security concerns and privacy issues concerning the implementation of these new systems will be addressed. The impact they will have on society, business, and government will be explored. Supporting data from research papers, news articles, and industry reports will be presented. The technology will be adopted because it will provide travelers with a safe, reliable, and convenient form of transportation. It will save people time and money and it will save thousand of lives every year. The measured evolution and introduction of self-driving cars and smart transportation infrastructure is important so it can allow business, consumers, and governments to adjust to the change in the way people and goods are transported.
The development of the self-driving car has been in the works for some time and is just the latest in a long history of automotive innovation. Over the years, automakers have introduced many new automotive technologies that have made driving safer and more convenient. Automakers will continue to develop new technologies that offer increased safety and convenience. One of the newest technologies that exist today include a system that keeps a car in the lane and warns the driver when they are veering out of the lane. There is also an advanced cruise control system that matches a car’s speed with the vehicle in front of it. Another system alerts the driver if there are obstacles near them when they are backing up. And there is also a system that parallel parks a car by itself. (Silberg, Wallace, 7)
Many leading universities, the automotive industry, and a number of tech companies are involved in the research and development of safety systems, convenience features, and self-driving technologies. Some of the
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