Future Use

However, since technology is advancing ever so rapidly, it is only a matter of time before autonomous vehicles become the new normal in society. It may not quite be the future of flying cars (yet) that people envisioned would be taking place by now; however, it could be close, as the implementation of fully self-driving cars for everyone would be revolutionary for public transportation in areas of efficacy and safety (although arguably contributing to the growing issue of human laziness). A world full of completely autonomous vehicles stationed for people’s convenient use could be a comparable equivalent to a personal metro bus for everyone. It could be a replacement for most modes of public transportation, and therefore also be more efficient for fuel costs and the environment, assuming the self-driving cars are all-electric. Experts have hypothesized that the rate at which autonomous vehicles are employed will grow in society: “So far, SDVs have gained universal integration in only seven cities in the world, but… Many of the leading car manufacturers and experts estimate that this number will be between 50 and 70 cities by the end of the decade.” (Ryan, 2020). This means that the idea of a system of fully autonomous vehicles becoming a universal mode of transportation may come sooner than thought previously. Just imagine a driver being able to sit back and relax or complete whatever task their heart desires as their car drives to their destination for them, without having to worry about other drivers or obstacles. Someone could do work in their car while listening to music on their thirty-minute commute to work, and those long vacation road trips could become a lot more comfortable when someone does not have to be stiff in the driver’s seat for hours on end. The vision of the self-driving car paradise could become a reality once reliability is concrete.