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How far off are driverless cars? In a very real sense, they're here already in the everyday features we probably take for granted. ...
Will they be popular? ...
Will they make journeys quicker? ...
Will they be safer? ...
But will they really be safer? ...
What will they mean for breakdowns? ...
Who's responsible? ...
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How far off are driverless cars?
In a very real sense, they’re here already in the everyday features we probably take for granted. Today cars that can park themselves for example and operate cruise control systems that adjust your speed to keep a safe distance from others around you. Many new cars will guide you back into the middle of your lane if you start to drift, or apply the brakes if you’re heading for a collision.
The most advanced cars today operate at what’s known as level 2 or ‘partial’ automation. However full autonomy is at level 5. That’s what we all really mean when we talk about driverless cars, those which can take care of every aspect of driving without human interaction..
All of Tesla’s new cars are already being fitted with the hardware necessary for full self-driving capability, and CEO Elon Musk claims the software will be ready by the end of the year. Other manufacturers, including traditional carmakers such as Ford and BMW, as well as tech giants Google, plan to have their own autonomous cars on the road within the next five years.
Will they be popular?
The transition to a society reliant on driverless vehicles is in some ways daunting. In fact our survey for the 2016 RAC Report on Motoring, found 62% of drivers revealed the thought of driverless cars on the road scared them, and just 25% were excited by the prospect. There are of course concerns about the risks that autonomous motoring will bring, along with some scepticism about its benefits. This is because we are really at the start of the journey and much of the technology and transport infrastructure necessary to enable safe autonomous driving is yet to be in place or even developed.
Will they make journeys quicker?
In part, the answer to this question depends on the answer to the one above. Driverless cars have great potential for making journey times quicker, but only if a critical mass of people are using them.
A recent study by the Department for Transport estimates that, in a world where all cars are fully autonomous, motorway journey times would be, on average, 11% shorter than they are now. But if only a fifth of cars are fully autonomous, journey times would only be cut by 4% on average – even if the other four-fifths are equipped with some driver assistance technology.
Will they be safer?
That’s certainly the idea, and one of the main reasons why the Government is enthusiastic about the development of driverless cars.
After all, 1,800 people are killed on Britain’s roads every year and another 22,000 seriously injured. Driver error is the most common cause of casualties, recorded as contributing to around three-quarters of all accidents. Take driver error out of the equation, the theory goes, and the number of accidents will fall dramatically. That means fewer injuries, fewer deaths, lower insurance premiums and clearer roads.
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