We've all been there -- you've been sitting in stop-and-go traffic for the past 45 minutes. Your right ankle has gotten quite the workout between all the transition from the gas pedal to the brake, and doubly so if you drive a manual transmission car. You're so bored and frustrated and all you'd like to do is focus your eyes on something other than the bumper stickers on the car in front of you that you've already read five times over. Well I've got good news for you: these very well could soon be problems of the past.
The self-driving car is an idea that has been around likely since right around the time car ownership became the norm, but only recently has it garnered serious attention as viable technology. With many of the major auto manufacturers devoting a lot of time, effort, and money into exploring and developing this technology, some are expecting that we may have tested, reliable autonomous driving available for public use by as soon as 2015. Other experts believe that no only will this technology provide a much more luxurious driving experience, but that it will also help to drastically reduce the risk of automotive accidents due to texting or other distractions.
Nissan has just received the permits and plates to begin public testing of a semi-autonomous vehicle in Japan, as well as many other manufacturers, so while it may be speculative as to
when such technology is implemented safely at the public level, experts are fairly certain that it
is undoubtedly on it's way.
What do you think about these technologies? Smart? Safe? Or too dangerous? Let us know below in our comments section.
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