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Driverless cars are becoming an increasingly popular topic as each day passes. There are many people that have been waiting decades to see this previously thought work of fiction to come to life. However, there are many people who are opposed to the idea. I am one of those people. Driverless cars sounds very futuristic and to an extent they seem like a brilliant idea. But there are some things involving it that I just don't trust.

For instance, if driverless cars are developed within our society, the Human race will become more or less obsolete. People need stimulation everyday, and driverless cars take that away from us. On average, people spend more than 3 to four hours in a car a day. Operating a car takes skill and practice, not everyone is allowed to drive one for the heck of it. You have to take tests. Driving a car provides the person with stimulation, keeping them aware of their surroundings. It also helps multitasking skills, like holding a conversation with someone while you're driving.

I'm not going to say that driverless cars would be completely bad for society, because that would be a lie. There are indeed some things that would benifit society if they were implimented. In the article it says, "In fact, none of the cars developed so far are completely driverless. They can steer, accelerate, and break themselves, but all are designed to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills." I'm not against those features as long as there is some human interaction still there.

Driverless cars may infact be the furture, but would it really be a safe future? There are criminals with amazing technological capabilities that have the ability to hack into almost anything. So if all cars become driverless and only operate with a machine, then there's a huge possibility that your car and maybe even your mother's car would be hacked. A hacked car can't be controlled by the computer itself anymore and only responds to the commands the user controlling it is giving. Currently, there are no systems in place that protect someone's car from being hacked and controlled. In fact, there have been a few cases of that happening in recent years.

I admit that driverless cars sound amazing, but I believe the dangers outstand the opportunities. At any time, the government or the car companies themselves, would be able to stop your car. You might be on a highway or you might be on a back alley way, regardless you might get seriously injured if that happened. Seeing as there are no laws yet on driverless cars, people can basically do what they want with them. It would be anarchy.

"Most driving laws focus on keeping drivers, passengers, and pedestrians safe, and lawmakes know that safety is best achieved with alert drivers." This is very true. If driverless cars become a thing, the driver would become less alert. So if the car malfunctions and you have to take the wheel suddenly, the driver may not know what to do. If driverless cars are implemented, will driving lessons become obsolete?

As of right now, driving classes are mandatory for anyone who wants to drive or at least own a car. You need a license, but you may not need one anymore thanks to driverless cars! The driver will esentially become another passenger. You enter your destination and off you go! Will there be any sort of "new license" in the future that will let people know if you are able to buy and "operate" a driverless car? I don't know. That wasn't even discussed in this article.

In conclusion, driverless cars are too much of a risk when it comes to safety. No, I do not think we should have driverless cars. In the future I may be able to be persuaded from my current position, but I would need substancial proof to indicate both the safeties of the cars

and the dangers of the cars. If the amount of safety the car has outnumbers the amoutn of

dangers the car has, then maybe my opinon might sway in a different direction. For now however, I am sticking with my above statement.

Score: 5