Can Autonomous Car Tech Save Lives?

<p>In the United States&comma; one out of every four auto accidents is caused by drivers who are simply too distracted to pay attention to the road&period; This reality has been causing the number of deadly accidents to rise&period; As more drivers become smartphone users&comma; this reality only gets worse&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But what if I told you that embracing self-driving technology is the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;thenblawgroup&period;com&sol;autonomous-tech-saying-no-to-driving-could-save-lives&sol;">best way<&sol;a> to change this reality&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As companies like Tesla&comma; Audi&comma; and Google develop autonomous car technologies that are able to take control of your car on some of the most traveled roads in California&comma; others focus on developing safety features that help to prevent accidents before it&&num;8217&semi;s too late&period; Precisely because so many automakers have put in so much dedication into securing occupants&comma; the autonomous technology appears to be a natural evolution for the auto industry&period; But how exactly can this new technology help to save lives&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to techies across the country&comma; the autonomous car technology can put an end to accidents by removing driver error from the picture&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Most auto accidents happen because of driver error&period; Distracted driving accidents can be easily prevented if drivers focus on the road ahead&period; Too often&comma; however&comma; drivers aren&&num;8217&semi;t capable of being fully engaged and their imaginations run wild&comma; increasing the risk of distracted driving accidents&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the autonomous car technology&comma; drivers will be free to be distracted as much as they want while the car computer does all the driving&period; Before the system is available for drivers across the globe&comma; government officials and techies say&comma; companies like Google must make sure that the technology won&&num;8217&semi;t neglect any potential scenario that may develop into an accident&period; Until the technology has advanced enough to cover any kind of road and avoid collisions under all circumstances&comma; drivers will have to be happy with the semi-autonomous technologies being added to newer vehicles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Until autonomous car systems are able to register individuals&comma; hand gestures&comma; and intentions&comma; the system may not be considered safe enough for mass use&period; Until Google is able to address this issue&comma; cars fitted with the system may be required to allow individuals to take over the wheel in case there&&num;8217&semi;s a situation that the computer cannot handle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That&&num;8217&semi;s one of the reasons why many experts believe that drivers will have to go through an adaptation period before they are able to occupy fully autonomous—and even wheel-less—vehicles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As tech giants and automakers team up to make your driving experience a much safer one&comma; drivers who are still in charge should never forget about the deadly risks associated with distracted driving&period; Focus your attention on the road ahead and the vehicle&comma; and remember that you&&num;8217&semi;re responsible for your vehicle and how you handle it while sharing the road with others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Vehicles are weapons and they can put your life and the lives of countless others in major danger&period; If you&&num;8217&semi;re serious about your safety and the safety of others&comma; you should not rely on technology alone to stay safe&period; Take responsibility for your actions&comma; put the phone down&comma; and keep your eyes on the road and both hands on the wheel&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;