Self-Driving Cars Should Not Replace Human Drivers

Have you ever wanted to get things done without leaving the comfort of your own home? In today’s society that possibility is becoming reality. Technology has taken a big turn for the outlook people will have when it come to driving because they will not have to. Self-driving cars and their popularity is growing rapidly, but with the popularity also comes the worry. The advanced cars could accomplish many things, but there is a large opportunity for things to go very wrong. Self-driving cars should not replace human drivers because the cars will take away many jobs, other businesses will have to adapt to their existence, and they can not be always reliable without the proper maintenance.

To begin, the first reason self-driving cars should not replace human drivers is because they will take away many jobs. The existing ways of vehicular transportation will be rudely interrupted as the self-driving cars take away jobs for taxi drivers, bus drivers, delivery services and postal services. In Sam Tracy’s article “Autonomous Vehicles Will

If an engineer makes a single mistake or does not do his job correctly then that could cost the lives of pedestrians and the safety of other cars on the road. In Joseph A. Dallegro’s article “ How Google’s Self-Driving Car Will Change Everything,” he claims, “... injured parties in a crash involving a self-driving car may choose to sue the vehicle's manufacturer, or the software company that designed the autonomous capability.” This goes to show that if one singular person makes a mistake, it could mean that multiple factors will be affected. However, this does not mean that all the blame should be put on the self-driving car, there is human error involved in there situations. Even if there is human error, the self-driving car can have mistakes throughout it if the maintenance of the car is not watched and cared for