Drivingintrafficcanbeextremelystressful.Pedestriansappearoutofnowhere,carssuddenlypulloutofparkingspots,androadsbecomeslipperyduetorainorsnow.Knowingwhentobrakeandwhentoaccelerateinsuchsituationsishardenou
Drivingintrafficcanbeextremelystressful.Pedestriansappearoutofnowhere,carssuddenlypulloutofparkingspots,androadsbecomeslipperyduetorainorsnow.Knowingwhentobrakeandwhentoaccelerateinsuchsituationsishardenoughforahumandriver,letalonearoboticone.Butseveralcarmakers-andafewtechcompanies-areworkingtoconvincedriverstoletdriverlesscarstakethewheel.
Withoutquestion,themostanticipatedbenefitofdriverlesscarsisimprovedsafety.Driverlesssystemswillfeaturesensorsthatdetectsafetythreatsthathumandriversmightmiss.Manycarmakersalreadyoffersystemsthatalertdriverswhenevertheygetdangerouslyclosetoothercars.
Also,driverlesssystemshavethebenefitofincreasedefficiency.Driverlesscarswon'twasteasmuchgasashumandriversdo,andguidedbyadvancedGPS,they'llalwaystakethefastestroute.Oncedriverlesscarsbecomewidelyavailable,commonpeoplecanhavetheirowndriver,andthey'lljustsitbackandrelaxwhiletheircar'scomputertakesthewheel!
Althoughcompletelydriverlesscarswon'tbeonthemarketforseveralyears,thetechnologybehindthemisalreadyappearinginphases.TwoexamplesaretheActiveLaneKeepingAssistoptionforMercedes-BenzcarsandFord'sTrafficJamAssist.Inthefirstoption,thesystemwarnsthedriverwheneverthecarcrosseslanemarkingsbycausingthesteeringwheeltovibrate(振动).Inthesecondoption,thesystemhelpsthecarkeeppacewithothercarswhileremaininginitscurrentlane.Thesystemisbeingdevelopedtohelprelieveblockingonbusyroads.
Severalcarmakersclaimthatthey'llproducedriverlesscarswithinthenextdecade.Butcriticsaren'tsosure,warningthatacompletelydriverlesscarmustbeabletomakesplit-seconddecisionsineventhemostcomplextrafficsituations.Inaddition,thecar'scomputermustbecomesmartenoughtoknowwhentoaskthedrivertointervene(介入,干涉)topreventanaccident.
Fullgovernmentapprovalwon'thappenuntildriverlesscarsareprovensafe.Inthemeantime,expecttoseecarmakersofferever-smarterfeaturesontheirnewmodels.
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