Are self-driving cars safe? -- Autonomous vehicles can lower the amount of teen traffic accidents / Allison Crow -- Tesla's autopilot isn't fully safe just yet / Joan Lowy and Tom Krisher -- Self-driving cars can be hacked / Siraj Ahmed Shaikh and Madeline Cheah -- Autonomous cars may lead to vehicle sharing / Ben Schonberger and Steve Gutmann -- Self-driving cars can be both positive and negative for the environment / Carolyn Beeler -- Do self-driving cars benefit society? Benefits of self-driving cars include less congestion and easier parking / Alicia Prince -- Self-driving cars could lead to increased congestion / Jarrett Walker -- How self-driving cars can benefit the environment / Roddy Scheer -- Autonomous cars will result in job loss / Joel Lee -- Self-driving cars will increase fuel efficiency / Tao Lin -- Will self-driving cars become the norm in the next 10 years? Self-driving cars are coming sooner than you think! / Seb Egerton-Read -- Fully autonomous cars are a long way off / Jarrett Walker -- Autonomous cars coming fast, but what will result? Utopia or dystopia? / Phil Mckenna -- Human behavior and legal challenges could prevent self-driving cars from becoming common / Jon Walker -- Facts about self-driving cars -- Organizations to contact -- For further reading.
Summary:
Once they were the stuff of science fiction, but almost out of nowhere, self-driving cars have become a reality. Experts suggest that driverless cars will appear on our roads within five to twenty years, and Uber has already piloted a self-driving car program in select cities. Driverless cars are undoubtedly cool, but are they safe? Why do we need self-driving cars? Is it a case of technology creating a "need," or will they actually provide a benefit to society? This fascinating and timely volume offers a diverse array of perspectives written by experts on this twenty-first-century subject--
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