Bob Costello from ATA.
More efficient driving
Anybody who had ever hit the road, knows the driving is just a part of drivers work.
Planning routes, changing plans, negotiating, improvising, are few things to be mentioned as drivers regular activities.
Now, big part of that work can’t be done, or it’s incredibly hard and dangerous, during the driving. That’s the moment when self-driving would be most useful.
All this can save time, improve security of everyone, make the driver more satisfied and consequently more productive.
Doubts about New Technology
Safety concerns
Now, while advocates of automated driving claim the safety improvements, not everybody share that opinion.
One of the reasons doubts lies in the fact that drivers would have more time for distractions such as mobile phones.
Let’s not forget that mobile phones are involved in more than 25% vehicle crashes, which makes these doubts more than justified.
In the USA, the highest number of lost lives is on the highways. Annually, 4,000 deaths are results of the large truck collisions.
