Why You Can't Buy a Driverless Car Yet #Infographic

Published by Web Desk Thursday, March 3, 2016

According to The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driverless vehicles are not ready to be driven on public roads for purposes other than testing. But why is this? Self-driving cars operate through similar navigational software as a smartphone and traffic obstacles. However, they don’t yet respond to the actions of other drivers and pedestrians. This is evidenced by the Google driverless car that crashed into a bus to avoid sandbags that is making headlines all over the news this week.

What self-driving cars can’t do yet:

• Keep the driver awake and alert (A study by Stanford proves that keeping a driver awake is a major feat for self-driving cars to overcome) 
• Make consequential decisions for the driver (If a dog dashed in front of a car, the car in theory would have to make a human-like decision. Would it swerve off the road and possibly harm pedestrians or swerve into another lane and risk collision? Who would be at vault for the accident?) 
• Process variables quickly 
• Communication externally (without a form of communication, pedestrians may not be clear on when it is safe to cross the road) 
• Overcome government obstacles

Infographic by: www.ptclwg.com

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