The future of driverless cars is fast becoming reality. All the major car companies have plans to produce them-BMW, for example, have announced that they are launching a self-driving model in 2021.
But drivers of the first self-driving cars won't be able to relax and watch a video. (fortune), these cars can still get (confuse) about what they're "seeing", and a human driver will need to take control sometimes. This is clearly necessary-the test driver of an early Tesla car on Autopilot (die) in a crash while watching a Harry Potter DVD.
Accidents such as these may cause people to reject the idea of the driverless cars altogether. , it's predicted that driverless cars will reduce accidents 90%, and so millions of deaths could be avoided in future.
Most experts agree that we are not going to have true driverless cars on our roads after 2030. Even then, it won't be possible to drive anywhere you want. Driverless cars need digital maps with extreme (accurate), and it's not easy to produce these for all areas, particularly in the countryside.
problem is that self-driving cars can be too careful. They won't take enough risks and might wait too long for clear (open) in the traffic, which could cause even bigger traffic jams!
