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Introduction Driver-less cars could issue in a new age of efficiency and safety, but will certainly cause a large social disturbance that could lead to a push back. Are the benefits enough to outweigh the potential problems or will the threats to economic stasis and a sense of self overpower the march of progress?

Current Use Self driving cars are rare still, though the google street car, Telsa’s autopilot, and several driver assisting cars do exist in today’s marketplace.

Security Aspects Driver-less cars bring a potentially extreme threat of hacking and several issues brought up with liability issues if and when the vehicles crash. During initial phase in there will likely be an uptick in human and driver-less accidents due to humans and computers misunderstanding or reacting to each other in unexpected ways.

Ethical and Social Implications A primary concern with driver-less vehicles is the threat they pose to the trucking industry. In addition to potentially devastating this job field, highway patrol cops would become far less prevalent, as humans break or bend laws, but programs follow rules as strictly as possible.

Future Use If widespread use comes to pass, high speed highways will be seen far more frequently, as vehicles can handle higher rates of movement with little to no errors. Other safety features, such as hacking prevention, higher impact resistant cars, etc. will become more prominent. Traffic could also be massively reduced due to no human errors, rubber-banding, and a severe dip in accidents.