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Automobile companies are beginning research on driverless cars. Many of these companies believe that driverless cars are the safest form of transportation. People think that the mass production of driverless cars could potentially change the entire world. Many people have been fascinated with the idea of cars having the ability to drive themselves. Are self-driving vehicles a smart idea though?

Driverless cars could very possibly be one of the most amazing inventions man has ever known, but are these cars really as safe as people are saying. In my opinion, I feel as if these cars are not as safe as a human having full control of his or her own vehicle, and I feel that once a driverless car is used long enough that it would begin to malfunction and not work properly. I feel like driverless cars are more of a fantasy, than an actual reality. I do not think these cars are safe enough to actually be sold on the market.

Another bad thing about driverless cars is the fact that they would be too expensive for any average citizen to be able to afford. If these vehicles were being mass produced right now and sold on the market, only extremely high class citizens would have the money to purchase one. The amount of technology that each and every one of these cars require, it would be nearly impossible to sell for a reasonable price. People do not have the money to buy a normal used car to drive, let alone a car that can drive itself. The amount of money spent in making these cars would be outrageous, and the very few people being able to afford them would only cause companies to lose an extreme amount of profit.

With all of this being said, I do not feel like driverless cars will ever be more than a fantastic thought. I do not think these cars will become a reality, and I do not think we will ever see the day when everyone owns a self-driving car. The thought of these cars is very fascinating, however it does not seem to be realistic. Driverless cars are an amazing technological advancement, but the day when everyone owns one will not come, so we all need to steer ourselves in the right direction.

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