When Cars Drive Themselves…

Attack YIELD of the SELF DRIVING CARS TO AUTON OMOUS DESTRUCTION ZONE How soon will autonomous vehicles be on the road (and are we ready for them)? How close are we to HUMAN-FREE DRIVING? 2012 states have already passed legislation for self-driving vehicles. Google driverless car project tests a fleet of self-driving vehicles, including six Toyota Priuses, an Audi TT, and three Lexus RX450H's. 2014-2015 Mercedes, Cadillac, BMW, Audi, and Nissan models include autonomous steering, braking, acceleration, parking, lane guidance, accident avoidance, and driver fatigue detection. 2018 Google's fleet of fully autonomous Toyota Prius hybrids will be released. 2020 Volvo, GM, Audi, Nissan, and BMw have fully autonomous, driverless cars. 2040 Self-driving cars will account for 75T% of vehicles on the road. source: https://www.ieee.org/about/news/2012/5september 2 2012.html The technology for cars to drive themselves is almost ready.. But are we? of respondents said they would purchase a self-driving car. Based on findings from 2013 Online Self-Driving Study conducted by Autoinsurance.us. 1.6% LESS THAN 10% WOULD BUY 10%-20% WOULD BUY 20%-30% WOULD BUY 30%-40% WOULD BUY Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Kansas, Indiana, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Maryland, Oklahoma, Texas, Vermont, Virginia Hawaii, Nevada, Wyoming, lowa, Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, New York, West Virginia Minnesota, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia Nebraska, Ohio, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee Who is most (and least) likely to purchase or ride in a self-driving car? most least 21.9% 10% Urban Rural 19.3% 16.4% Men Women 22.5% 11.7% Age 25-34 Age 65+ HOW WOULD WE USE SELF-DRIVING CARS? WHAT ARE WE AFRAID OF? would use self-driving 68% 43.9% felt MORE at risk riding in an autonomous car car for commute listed safety as #1 reason not to buy would ride in a 27.8% self-driving cab 40.9% would put a child 5.6% 10 or younger in a women in every age group chose safety as the top reason not to buy self-driving car would be willing to live 24.7% 30 minutes or more Men aged 55-64/ 25-34 said they would not purchase because they like to drive. farther away from work if they had a self-driving vehicle NO HANDS ZONE INCHING TOWARD AUTONOMY • Adaptive cruise control • Lane departure warning system • Super cruise • Precrash system • Automatic parking • Automotive night vision • Traffic sign recognition • Pedestrian/animal detection Self-driving features that exist today: • Blind spot monitoring • Driver fatigue/distraction alerts • Driver monitoring system • Telemetrics The most appealing autonomous feature is Emergency Stop Assist (STOP The High-Tech Uber: taxi riders can hail cabs with a smartphone app. TAXI Car2Go: Smart-car sharing uses smartphone apps to locate and swipe in to cars. ULTra Driverless Taxi: Fully automated, battery-powered transportation pods at Heathrow airport in London and in Amritsar, India. HOW WE'LL ROLL If you had a self-driving car, what would you do in it? 31.9% sleep (most common answer for 25-34 year olds) 26.1% work (most common answer for 45-54 year olds) 24.1% Entertainment (TV, Gaming, Reading) (most common answer for 18-24 year olds) 12.3% Eating 5.1% SLEEPERS & EATERS Other (watching the road, sweepstakes, praying, being afraid for your life) KEEP RĪGHT WHAT WILL CHANGE better & worse Total number of cars reduces by 90 PERCENT Fewer traffic, police, emergency professionals required Auto manufacturers and mechanics face total reinvention source: http://www.ted.com/talks/sebastion_thrun_google s driverless car.html Elderly, handicapped and visually impaired citizens enjoy more access to transportation 8 MILLION Americans employed in transportation and material moving occupations face joblessness 30 THOUSAND lives saved per year $450 BILLION saved in accident-related and insurance costs road rage all but eliminated 2.2 MILLION Drunk driving and injuries prevented 2.4 BILLION improves as average car weight drops from 4,000lbs to 1,000lbs Gas efficiency gallons of gas per year saved due to improved traffic flow & efficiency Sources: Infographicereated by http://autos.jdpowErcom/content/press release COWCnW2012usautomotive emerging technoiogies studyhtm tta/www.nhtsa gov/DOT/NHTSA/NVS/Crash20Avoitance/Technicans20Putilications 201815381.odt AUTOINSURANCE US AMERICAS SEST CAR INSURANCE DEALS http://www.wired.comiautopia/2012/04google autonomous-lexus-rx4SOh http://www.bis gov/oes/currentioes530000.htm http://www.forbes.com/sites/chunkamui/2013/01/22/tasten-your-seattelts-googlesi-driveriess car--worth-trillons http:/www.ted.com/talkssebastian thinun googlesdriveriess car.html https://www.uber.com/ http://www.ultraglobaiprt.com/ www.car2go.com