NATS 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Waymo, Control Car, Distracted Driving
22 Mar 2017
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The idea that with driverless cars you might be able to avoid accidents, it might be able to solve the problem of human negligence. The idea of using driverless car technology, it is meant to eradicate human behaviour based on appropriate, criminal or legal choices. To reduce traffic congestion on the road. To limit the amount of driving time people have to do, and use that time in a more productive way. Biggest problem 0 reduction of road fatalities and injuries - currently, human error is responsible for over 90% of all auto collisions - i. e failing to monitor environments, distracted driving etc. In 2012, 1. 24m people died from car accidents - in us 10. 8 m accidents per year and36k deaths and 300b in total costs. Google car makers estimate dc could save 30k lives, 2 minutes and 270b a year. Offer transportation to groups that currently do not or cannot access a vehicle.
