The Innovation of Driverless-Cars

    Driverless or self-driving cars have been a around for longer than most think, the first car by the name of the linrrican wonder was driven in 1925. The linrrican wonder was driven through a traffic jam in New York city and functioned through a transmitting antenna, passengers of a car driving behind it sent signals captured by the antenna which controlled small motors in the vehicle. Now in 2014, Audi tested the technology of driverless by matching two Audi (NSU) RS7 performance sedans head to head in a racetrack in Northern Germany, one car was being piloted the other was not, the driverless vehicle won the matchup by 5 seconds. Audi is currently testing unmanned cars at speeds of of up to 305 kilometers or 190 miles per hour, in order to create awareness about these vehicles and convince regulators they are safe for every-day use. The potential of autonomous cars in regards to comfort and convenience is massive, with possible benefits including reduction of traffic and better traffic flow, less collisions with car communications as well as cars being able to drive passengers who are intoxicated, under age or over age, blind, distracted or otherwise limited helping to reduce the risks of collisions and deaths caused by these types of drivers. A multitude of car-manufacturers asides from Audi are developing self-driving technology including Mercedez-Benz, Tesla Motors Inc. and even Google. So far 4 states in the U.S. have passed laws allowing driverless cars on their roads; Florida, Nevada, California, and Michigan. Members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) even predict that by 2040 75% of motor vehicles on the road will be driverless.