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The tipping point: Driverless cars equalling 10% of all cars on US roads
By 2025: 79% of respondents expected this tipping point to have occurred
Trials of driverless cars from large companies such as Audi and Google are already taking place, with
a number of other enterprises ramping up efforts to develop new solutions. These vehicles can
potentially be more efficient and safer than cars with people behind the steering wheel. Moreover, they
could reduce congestion and emissions, and upend existing models of transportation and logistics.
Positive impacts
– Improved safety
– More time for focusing on work and/or consuming media content
– Effect on the environment
– Less stress and road rage
– Improved mobility for those older and disabled, among others
– Adoption of electric vehicles
Negative impacts
– Job losses (taxi and truck drivers, car industry)
– Upending of insurance and roadside assistance (“pay more to drive yourself”)
– Decreased revenue from traffic infringements
– Less car ownership
– Legal structures for driving
– Lobbying against automation (people not allowed to drive on freeways)
– Hacking/cyber attacks
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