@jnovak
Hi Jill,
The design of self-driving cars has positive social impacts in the United States. Elderly or disable people who have previously been immobile will be able to transport to different locations. Self-driving cars will engage the economic impact by increasing the amount of money spent, thus increasing the tax base and support of local businesses. On the other hand, there are negative aspects of self-driving cars. The units depend on the operation of global positioning systems (GPS) units. When signals to and from these units are interrupted, the self-driving cars are not operable. People will not feel safe with this barrier unsolved. Replacing worn or defective electronic parts is inevitable. Currently, the parts have a five-year lifespan. These parts are not economically feasible at this point for the average person to replace at five-year intervals (Google, 2014).
It is not feasible at this point to introduce self-driving to the public in the United States or India. The car is in the test stage and is not able to handle situations outside the norm. For example, in Oklahoma 80% of the roads are rural. Rural roads are different infrastructures for the car to respond to situations like debris, potholes, or human traffic signing. Self-driving cars in rural areas are not safe for elderly or disabled.
India does not have their roads included in Google maps. Most of India banned Google from mapping roads. They have a high privacy discipline. Besides, they do not have “normal” driving habits. The self-driving car is not able to handle new traffic encounters. Collecting mass data would take more time and money that is feasible at this point.
Googleblog, (May 27, 2014). Just press go: designing a self-driving vehicle. Retrieved from http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/just-press-go-designing-self-driving.html
Bhushan, K., (July 19, 2011). Google officials meet Karnataka BJP leaders to resume Street View project. Thinkdigit. Retrieved 7/16/2015.
Thank you,
Dr. Ferrier
The design of self-driving cars has positive social impacts in the United States. Elderly or disable people who have previously been immobile will be able to transport to different locations. Self-driving cars will engage the economic impact by increasing the amount of money spent, thus increasing the tax base and support of local businesses. On the other hand, there are negative aspects of self-driving cars. The units depend on the operation of global positioning systems (GPS) units. When signals to and from these units are interrupted, the self-driving cars are not operable. People will not feel safe with this barrier unsolved. Replacing worn or defective electronic parts is inevitable. Currently, the parts have a five-year lifespan. These parts are not economically feasible at this point for the average person to replace at five-year intervals (Google, 2014).
It is not feasible at this point to introduce self-driving to the public in the United States or India. The car is in the test stage and is not able to handle situations outside the norm. For example, in Oklahoma 80% of the roads are rural. Rural roads are different infrastructures for the car to respond to situations like debris, potholes, or human traffic signing. Self-driving cars in rural areas are not safe for elderly or disabled.
India does not have their roads included in Google maps. Most of India banned Google from mapping roads. They have a high privacy discipline. Besides, they do not have “normal” driving habits. The self-driving car is not able to handle new traffic encounters. Collecting mass data would take more time and money that is feasible at this point.
Bhushan, K., (July 19, 2011). Google officials meet Karnataka BJP leaders to resume Street View project. Thinkdigit. Retrieved 7/16/2015.
Thank you,
Dr. Ferrier
