The benefits of autonomous vehicles are tremendous and are very accommodating to our human needs in this developing world. People move around; a lot. We all know that as humans we have a natural interest in traveling and exploring. From point A to B, either walking, biking or driving, we always want to get to B faster and more efficiently. These new cars would be very lightweight, which result in a much higher mile per gallon rating. If the car ran on hydrogen or electricity it would make fuel consumption and air pollution a thing of the past.

Numerous technologies will enable these robot cars to “navigate, follow the rules of the road, and avoid hitting anything. Navigating means picking a route to follow. Following the rules of the road involves telling red lights from green ones, staying within the speed limit, and not crossing the center line. To avoid hitting anything, the car must see other cars, people, and unexpected objects, like a fallen tree blocking the street.” (Wallmark, 2009) The simple concept of crash avoidance will be implemented helping people stay safe. “The ability to observe the movements of obstacles is essential for a robot to safely navigate in a dynamic environment.” (Jeong, 2001)

Other benefits include the other uses of automobiles and vehicles in our everyday lives. The use of automated shipping vehicles like trucks would be greatly beneficial to the world’s economy by making transportation of goods faster and more efficient. Automated buses and public transit vehicles like taxis would also provide a great benefit to city dwellers during all hours of the day. It would be non-stop and people would be able to get to their destinations with ease provided that there is no traffic. Robot passengers would be reliant on computers and microprocessors to perfectly navigate the roads with greater efficiency resulting in reduced to nonexistent traffic. "Computers don't take drugs, computers don't feel sleepy, so the computer can control the car and we can reduce a lot of accidents." commuters who dream of leaning back and reading the paper while their cars navigate morning traffic could help speed things up a bit, according to [Karl Hedrick]” (Weir, 2005). With all of these benefits that will help change the way of transportation and the automobile itself, it is easy to imagine all of the innovations developing in the near distant future.