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A driverless car is a dream that most believe can come within the near future so long as technology continues to advance the way it seems. However, many also know that sometimes, technology can malfunction and cause devastating accidents and injuries to the populous in factories, as well as on the roads in car crashes. Driverless cars can improve the efficiency of roads in that they require less gas to run, but their combined safety hazards still influence state governments to disallow these types of cars. Right now, in present day, driverless cars will not be accepted into development as there are still many things to change and improve on before they can be considered "safe" by the general populous.

Driverless cars provide a safety issue in how they are run, in which they are run through multiple sensors. These sensors are the only judges on what is obstructing the road and what is around that the car cannot crash into. There are sensors all around the exterior of the car, like on the rearview mirror and the roof of the car, for example. The problem with this is that if any one of these sensors were to malfunction, this could lead to catastrophe as the car wouldn't know what was around and what wasn't. This is a main issue with driverless cars that many state governments take into account when restricting the use of these cars.

In many states, it is illegal to test computer-driven cars. Only in a select few states, such as California, Nevada, and Florida, have limited restrictions on the use of semi-autonomous cars. Even then, the states do not fully allow the use of driverless cars, due to the notion that human driven cars are the most safe. This creates a problem in the development of cars, as if the state governments restrict the use of these driverless cars, many will be disheartened to use the semi-automated cars and most likely prohibit their children to drive cars like these too, as these cars still require a driver at hand to maintain focus on the roads, in case there is an unexpected event that occured in traffic.

One thing that most people fear about the driverless cars is that they are semi-automatic. This means that it is not a fully driverless car, but rather a more assisting car on the road. The reason for this is that the sensor cannot track everything, such as if there were an accident on the road, and driver assistance is needed. This means that the driver must stay alert on the road and cannot become distracted or else risk a crash. This becomes dangerous for the distracted driver when a sudden message appears that they must take over. If they are not prepared, it can lead to major injuries and even death. Of course, there are some automated cars that use the feature of sensors on the wheel, so that the driver must have hands on the wheel most of the time.

Now, there is always the arguement that driverless cars are safe because they have so many sensors working for them and that the driver can maintain focus with the combatants that manufacturers place in automated cars such as heads-up displays and cameras to make sure the driver is focused on the road. But the arguement still stands that as of now, it wouldn't be best to develop any automated cars. There are too many risks and hazards that could come into play with the car, as well as the major support of the government against these automated cars. The idea could be sound in the very near future, however in the mean time, a traditional driven car would be best.

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