Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, an automotive standardisation body, has given a classification for automotive vehicles. This classification, which ranges from "no automation" to "full automation", has six levels or categories (also known as key stages of the self-driving technology), based on the amount of the drivers intervention and attentiveness required, to effectually and fully drive the vehicle. The classification or levels, also known as "SAE Autonomy Scale", is used by the auto industry as a standard for determining different levels of autonomous capabilities.
Although the technology is being fast developed by renowned automobile and some of the biggest companies of the world and governments in many countries are devising laws for the governance of these self-driving vehicles, the technology is not without its share of concerns. There are both pros and cons of this technology.
Advocates of this technology hope that:
》Driverless cars would either eliminate or decrease accidents caused by driver error and thus save thousands of lives and prevent even more number of injuries arising out of road accidents especially in countries like India and China, where thousands die every year in road related incidents.
》The greater precision of an automatic system would considerably improve traffic flow, which could ultimately increase road and highway capacity and reduce or eliminate traffic jams.
》The technology would allow car owners and commuters to do some extra work or job while travelling like reading, working or sleeping.
》This technology would ease the travel for physically disabled and old people.
Scepticism too prevails regarding the efficiency and benefits of this technology. Sceptics of this technology raise some concerns regarding its efficiency and performance.
Concerns related to Self-driving cars include:
》Self-driving automobiles would leave a large number of jobs redundant and would thus pose a direct threat to driving jobs in the road transport industry.
》Safety concerns related to cyber security and loss of privacy. According to some analysts, this technology would be prone to hackers and cyber terrorists. Such concerns are due to the fact that autonomous vehicles for the first time would be directly using IT networks like internet thus allowing access to the computer-based operations.
》In case an accident occurs where a self-driving car is directly involved, who would be held legally responsible for it. In July 2016, an American man using the Tesla Autopilot feature on a highway in Florida died when his car banged into a white truck.
Although the technology is being fast developed by renowned automobile and some of the biggest companies of the world and governments in many countries are devising laws for the governance of these self-driving vehicles, the technology is not without its share of concerns. There are both pros and cons of this technology.
Advocates of this technology hope that:
》Driverless cars would either eliminate or decrease accidents caused by driver error and thus save thousands of lives and prevent even more number of injuries arising out of road accidents especially in countries like India and China, where thousands die every year in road related incidents.
》The greater precision of an automatic system would considerably improve traffic flow, which could ultimately increase road and highway capacity and reduce or eliminate traffic jams.
》The technology would allow car owners and commuters to do some extra work or job while travelling like reading, working or sleeping.
》This technology would ease the travel for physically disabled and old people.
Scepticism too prevails regarding the efficiency and benefits of this technology. Sceptics of this technology raise some concerns regarding its efficiency and performance.
Concerns related to Self-driving cars include:
》Self-driving automobiles would leave a large number of jobs redundant and would thus pose a direct threat to driving jobs in the road transport industry.
》Safety concerns related to cyber security and loss of privacy. According to some analysts, this technology would be prone to hackers and cyber terrorists. Such concerns are due to the fact that autonomous vehicles for the first time would be directly using IT networks like internet thus allowing access to the computer-based operations.
》In case an accident occurs where a self-driving car is directly involved, who would be held legally responsible for it. In July 2016, an American man using the Tesla Autopilot feature on a highway in Florida died when his car banged into a white truck.
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