Pooja Koirala
Automakers become software companies:
This is a scary time for some and exciting for others. Should people rely so much on machines? Is trying worth the risk? No one knows the answer for sure. Advancement and innovation is leading to a phase that we are slowly letting machines take over the job we are not so willing to do, or in other words are machines more reliable and efficient than humans? Research shows that 9 out of 10 people are not comfortable letting the technology take their hands off the wheels. It is certain that population is never comfortable to an emerging revolution. We have come so far in 500 years when we use to think Earth was flat. Then the idea of Earth being round was unacceptable and punishable. May be after many years we will back and think same for people who did not accept the idea of letting go the wheels on the hands of machines. This might be the beginning of technological revolution when people start gaining confidence on the machines. We are currently using automotive technology and relying on it; For example airplanes are automated and they fly themselves but we are very comfortable with that so far (Langewiesche, 2014). Many car companies like Audi, Volvo and BMW has successfully demonstrated that we can completely rely on the automated vehicles. Automated driving is just the part of what has been invented. Honda, Nissan and most of the car now provides lane departure warning and blind spot monitoring. According to the web article by Chuck Tannert, Audi, Volvo, Mercedes is rated as A+ when it comes to the most comprehensive list of driving assistance. Some of the examples of the driving assistance software that car companies have introduced in recent years are: Blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, pedestrians and cyclist warning, lane departure warning, emergency braking, parking assist, cross traffic