Driverless Cars Facts
Driverless Cars Facts
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Interesting Driverless Cars Facts: |
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Driverless cars are able to recreate roadways in three dimensions. |
Driverless cars must recognize pedestrians, signage, other vehicles, and traffic lanes in order to function. |
An autonomous car would be capable of functioning without human intervention of any kind. |
A semi-autonomous car would require driver intervention but be able to provide assistance such as automatic parking and highway driving help. |
The first autonomous car prototype was operated by Google under Alphabet Inc. in 2015. |
A passenger in a Tesla Model S died in an autonomous car in 2016 when the autopilot system failed to detect a tractor-trailer due to lighting and weather. |
It has been estimated that by 2050 almost all vehicles on the road will be autonomous. By 2035 it is estimated that just under 10% will be autonomous. |
Human error accounts for roughly 90% of accidents on roadways. The creation of driverless cars was in an effort to reduce accidents. |
One study showed that an occupant of a driverless car might be sacrificed by the car itself if doing so would result in saving the lives of many other people on the road. |
A 375 mile trip was made in France in 2015 in a driverless car with no human assistance. |
Google has more than 12 autonomous cars on the road in Silicon Valley. Out of the 11 accidents none were the fault of the cars. |
There are more than 19 automobile and parts manufacturers currently developing autonomous cars. |
One of the major issues for driverless cars is the weather. When the weather is bad it results in a huge amount of data that must be processed and it can pose a serious issue with the vehicle's computer and processor. |
Because it can take as long as ten seconds for a human to regain control of a driverless vehicle emergency situations may pose a problem when quick action is required. |
Driverless cars could help eliminate the issue of drunk driving. |
Driverless cars could help eliminate accidents due to texting and cell phone use, as well as distracted driving accidents. |
It is estimated that driverless cars will result in less braking and accelerating and therefore less gridlock on highways. |
If cars become driverless there will be an estimated 80% less emissions, 90% less accidents, as much as 40% less traffic congestion, and space saved in parking. |
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