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  • So there you are.

  • It's a rainy night.

  • You've called a taxi.

  • Strangely, the driver doesn't talk.

  • You arrive at the address.

  • Want to pay cash on, run away, screaming, There's no driver at the wheel.

  • Wait, wait, wait, wait.

  • This is not a horror movie, but the near future of self driving cars.

  • So what's good and bad about that?

  • Well, let's see No traffic jams in big cities.

  • Traffic jams will disappear when self driving vehicles go out on the roads.

  • For many people, this will save about 40 hours a year.

  • That's how much the average Metropolitan driver spends in traffic jams.

  • No more accidents.

  • Number of accidents will reduce by about 90%.

  • You won't be afraid of someone suddenly running a red light when you cross the street crime rate decrease, criminals won't be able to escape from the police chase in a self driving car.

  • It could be tracked and stopped remotely.

  • Of course, they might use an ordinary car, but it won't be easy for them to get their hands on it.

  • In a world where nobody rides such cars anymore, Best taxi in the world.

  • In big cities, it will be much cheaper for people to use a taxi than to have a car of their own.

  • Many taxi companies look forward to self driving cars filling the streets in a city without traffic jams.

  • Taxi waiting time will be about 38 seconds, and the cost of a ride will be lower.

  • Such mobility and convenience will make ordinary cars pointless.

  • Fast delivery.

  • How do you usually wait for your pizza guy?

  • In big cities, the average waiting time is around 40 to 80 minutes.

  • If the pizza is delivered by a driverless car, this time will be halved.

  • And this applies to any food perfect future.

  • If the Onley cars and cities are self driving taxis and public transport, there will be no need for garages and parking lots, and the real estate area will increase.

  • All cars will become electric, which is good for ecology and just imagine no more parking or speeding tickets.

  • Long distance delivery truck drivers won't need to spend days or even weeks on the road.

  • All cars for transportation of goods will be also equipped with an auto pilot.

  • This will allow to transport cargo long distances much faster.

  • But before considering the weaknesses Let's first see how a self driving car works.

  • In fact, the working principle of self driving cars is similar to that of the human body.

  • We have ears, nose, eyes to analyze information and react, and the self driving car has radar sensors and cameras.

  • They become more reliable with each passing month, if not every day.

  • A few years ago, cars couldn't stop or notice an object in the rain, but now they can see and move even during snowfall.

  • It seems that cars will drive around the city perfectly with such abilities, and that's the main issue.

  • These cars drive too perfectly.

  • Here's an example.

  • A self driving car drives along a busy street and notices someone standing on the curb.

  • The car's internal system quickly analyzes the situation and decides that the person is going to step onto the road.

  • The logical reaction of the computer is to stop and let the pedestrians pass, so the car breaks and creates an emergency on the road.

  • While the person was not going to cross the street at all and just stood there waiting for a friend to cope with such tasks, developers gave some cars of voice and taught them to be.

  • Now, if the car doesn't understand what to dio, it will sound the horn like an angry driver would.

  • Still, there are situations were beeping won't help, such as a bird crossing the road before the car.

  • These cars have several more disadvantages to boot.

  • High Price, a regular self driving car stuffed with electronics, can cause more than premium conventional cars.

  • This won't be a problem because of the new taxi development, though, but I'm getting ahead of myself.

  • Difficulty of development.

  • In most cases, repairing an average car is not difficult.

  • You can even do it yourself without the help of auto mechanics.

  • But if a self driving car gets broken, that's a much bigger problem.

  • Even a minor malfunction can lead to a serious accident.

  • An experienced driver can drive with a flat tire and a broken headlight for short distances, I might add.

  • A computer, though, may become confused if a bug it's inside one of its radars.

  • Also, the assembly of such machines requires great attention to detail.

  • At the very beginning, companies will produce impeccable systems to attract as many customers as they can, But when the product goes into mass production, it's quality may decline.

  • Cybercriminals Ah, fully Elektronik car could be a real treat for criminals adept at messing with computers.

  • Imagine that you get into a self driving taxi.

  • Tell it the address and the car takes you in a completely different direction.

  • More precisely, not the car, but a criminal who got into its systems.

  • Environmental issues Overtime.

  • All self driving cars will switch from gasto electricity, but until then there will be even Maury ecological concerns than today.

  • When you arrive at your destination and leave the car, it gets busy searching for a place to park.

  • If there's none, the car will just drive around the city and give off exhaust fumes until you call it bath.

  • Constant surveillance.

  • In an ordinary car, you can go anywhere without anyone knowing of your location.

  • As soon as you sit in a self driving car, though it will immediately report to its company servers, your every movement will be seen.

  • Forget about total privacy in a car loss of jobs.

  • Not only drivers, but developers of conventional cars may lose their jobs.

  • Large car companies will need to adapt or go bankrupt.

  • Several 1,000,000 workplaces could disappear.

  • Driving pleasure.

  • Many people love to drive the feeling of speed and complete control.

  • Give real pleasure, and few people would want to lose it.

  • Still, there are more advantages to self driving cars than disadvantages, and these vehicles will completely replace conventional ones in the future.

  • But what happened?

  • Stan?

  • How will the progress of auto transport develop further?

  • Developers will focus on entertainment for passengers.

  • The cars will be able to tell you the exact time of the trip.

  • You need to arrive at 12 sharp.

  • Okay, the car can intentionally slow down or increased speed.

  • A self driving car will turn into a really electronic assistant.

  • With voice control, you can set up a meeting order.

  • Food Court is a movie.

  • The place where the driver once used to drive the car can be used instead for a many cinema game console or a mini fridge.

  • People who like to communicate with the driver will be able to talk with developed artificial intelligence.

  • The machine will create a driver hologram, and you can change.

  • It's appearance.

  • Imagine that your personal chauffeur is some superstar.

  • The A.

  • I will also be able to maintain an interesting conversation.

  • Then cars will go away from roads and rise into the air.

  • Yeah, just like in sci fi movies, Flying cars are already in development.

  • In fact, the prototypes are equipped with huge propellers that lift the vehicle into the air.

  • And, of course, thousands of new rules for air traffic will be invented.

  • But the coolest thing is that you won't have to take exams for the driver's license ever again.

  • Yeah, we'll see about that.

  • Ordinary gas powered cars will be very difficult to get.

  • They'll become relics in possession of very rich people.

  • A simple minivan you use for your commute today will cost more than a $1,000,000 in the future.

  • So hang on to yours so its cars might also get banned for good, too.

  • In an attempt to protect the environment, exhaust fumes might become a punishable offense.

  • Driving a car on your own, though, will become an extreme sport, and many people will want to feel it.

  • Knowledge of old auto mechanics will become almost lost.

  • Professionals who know the engine and other insides of the car will be able to earn a lot of money.

  • Old school auto mechanics will serve very wealthy and elite clients.

  • Well, okay.

  • Hey, maybe the Aye, aye driver of the future will be named Maria.

  • Either for the famed Indy race driver or that video game guy.

  • That'd be fun.

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So there you are.

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