Future Cars - Robot Cars

" This is Future Car."

" I think that in the future, many cars will essentially be robots because robots are really better suited to a task like driving, which I say so, for the most part, driving is very boring."

" That's why we fall asleep at the wheel."

" But computers never get tired or distracted."

" If they are designed properly, they are always perfectly attentive to the factors that matter in order to keep you safe while on the road. "

" Today, robots build your car. Robots fixed the roads, and though they may not be in the driver seat yet, there are robots in your car right now."

" ABS, the Automatic Braking System. When you apply the brakes, it starts to pulsate if it encounters slippery conditions. Now that's helpful, but you didn't do it."

" Thank you, robot. An already, back-up obstacle collision warning systems let you know when there's an obstacle behind you. Thanks again, robot."

" You will see more and more of the driving functions being taken over by the automobile until eventually, yes, it will be possible to simply tell the vehicle where you want to go, and it will take you there. Wouldn't you feel safer knowing that the other vehicles are being controlled by systems that have been tested for reliability, that are never drowsy, that are never intoxicated, that are never talking on the cellphone when they shouldn't be."

" Robot cars acting for us, doing the big things, doing the little things like cars that already park themselves."

" Think of a car with radar placed inside the fenders such that you can triangulate exactly how much room you have to park. The computer chips then take over the steering wheel and park the car for you."