Safer roads: Intelligent cars close to delivering on their promise
The assertion that vehicle tech has the power to eliminate more than 90 per cent of vehicular deaths in the United States alone is a compelling argument.
Most teenagers can’t wait to reach legal driving age. Many elderly are reluctant to give up their licenses, even when their reflexes are clearly slower.
Families are right to worry about their loved ones in both demographics being in charge at the wheel: they’re the highest risk age groups for road accident trauma as most crashes involve drivers aged 75+, followed by youths in the 18 to 21 age bracket.
But imagine keeping all those who want to be there on the road, and safely – including people with disabilities. That’s the future promised by artificially intelligent (AI) cars - and it’s not far away.
Advancement in assisted driving is one of the big tech stories of 2017. If you count yourself among the majority who told a 2016 survey that they either wouldn’t want, or didn’t trust a robot in charge of their car, you might think again when you see what these babies can do.
First and foremost is the road safety message: the assertion that vehicle tech has the power to eliminate more than 90 per cent of vehicular deaths in the United States alone is a compelling argument. The ultimate goal of AI car tech is to achieve zero fatalities on the road, but how?
