Gavin Sheets

WRI 111

Dr. B

1/28/15

                                                       Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride

            Wouldn’t life be easier if we took out all the stress of driving? How would you like to be able to sit back, relax and allow the car to take care of getting you from place to place?  Sure, people can say talk is cheap, but Mercedes has actually begun to put this idea into action.  Being that Mercedes has been at the top of its class for such a long time, proves that if anyone has the capabilities of making this happen it would be them.  Once Mercedes finalizes this project it will not be long until every car manufacturer creates the models.  Before long no one will be driving their own car, instead they will be sitting in their swivel seats playing cards with the other passengers as they ride down the road. 

            Some might question how an invention like this would work and why people would want to put their trust in technology.  In an article done by GIZMODO, it discusses how others on the road will know whether the car is being self-driven or driven by a human, “Outsized LEDs, on the front and rear, that communicate whether the car is in autonomous mode or under the driver's control.” By having this feature it allows for others on the road to be aware of their surroundings and gives them a sense of caution knowing that it is being self-driven.  With laziness being a characteristic that most people attach to Americans, this is the perfect future invention that will sweep this entire nation. 

            Some say this will never happen, but that was also said about touch screen cellphones and voice controlled TV’s.  Besides, manufacturers have already begun to send out cars that can park themselves without assistance of the driver.  The future is a scary but also exciting thought, the possibilities for what is to come are endless.  With all the technological advancements that we now have, anything is now possible and autonomous cars are only one of the exciting innovations to come.

Work Cited:

            Barrett, Brian.” The New Mercedes Self-Driving Car Concept Is Packed Full of Future”. Gizmodo. 1 January 2015.