Embracing the Future: Why We Need to Prepare for Self-Driving Cars
<p>Technology is advancing at a breakneck speed, self-driving cars represent a significant leap forward in automotive innovation. Despite the potential to drastically reduce the 35,000 to 40,000 annual automobile-related fatalities in the USA, society seems hesitant to embrace this change. This reluctance raises an important question: Are we, both emotionally and intellectually, ready for self-driving cars?</p>
<p>Imagine an entire baseball stadium filled with people. That’s the number of lives lost each year to automobile accidents in the USA alone. Self-driving cars hold the promise of reducing this number to around 5,000. But, attention often focuses on the fatalities caused by autonomous vehicles due to software bugs, overshadowing the 29,000 lives that could be saved. It’s a classic case of missing the forest for the trees.</p>
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