Driverless cars

A driverless car can also be known as an autonomous vehicle. Pretty much a passenger vehicle that drives itself. These driverless, auto pilot cars will help avoid accidents and congestion on the roads, as they will be capable of determining the best routes and be able to pass information on the road conditions to other cars. Greater suitability for car sharing, removals of constraints on occupants state. People can use travel time more efficiently, e.g. eating meals, preparing for events, or checking emails rather than getting stressed sitting in traffic.

Google made the announcement for the Driverless cars in 2012 and have been extensively testing the cars ever since. In March 2012, Nevada in the USA put a law into effect concerning the operation of self driving cars and issued a license for the first self driving car in May 2012. Japan is aiming to have autonomous cars on its roads in 10 years time. 

The Driverless car has been tested over 200,000 miles, the car uses Google maps technologies along with radars and sensors to help navigate through it journey. Car manufacturers are already using technology in cars for various driver assist systems and this is a trend that is becoming more common. These are all steps towards more autonomous cars.

The car would improve the lives of thousands who are physically unable to drive themselves.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/23/3797260/self-driving-cars-automated-vehicles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_driverless_car