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Transportation Re-imagined
The transportation industry enables more than just a means
of getting around. With the advance of high technology,
changing consumer priorities, and the increased access to
travel for much of the developed world, taking a car or train
from point A to point B has evolved in ways not previously
imagined. Digital technologies are a key component of the
new mobility concept.
Next generation cars that can think for themselves have
clear advantages over flesh-and-blood drivers: they don't
get drunk or drowsy, daydream or get distracted by mobile
phones and squabbling kids. As the driver is taken out of
the equation, so too will a large proportion of accidents.
Worldwide, 1.24 million people die each year in road
accidents and as many as 50 million are injured. Human
error causes over 90 percent of these collisions.
Driverless
cars, which can sense other vehicles on the road as well as
obstacles and lane markings, are already proving much
safer than human-driven cars.
Driverless cars use a mix of GPS, cameras, complex
scanners and sensors to detect vehicles, traffic signals,
curbs, pedestrians and other obstacles. A central computer
system analyzes the data to control acceleration, steering
and braking. The software can simulate different
eventualities to ensure safety on the road - and the results
can be incorporated into the design and production process.
As well as detecting their surroundings using ultrasophisticated mapping systems, future cars will be able to
communicate with each other, allowing as many cars as
possible to fit on the roads. Connected vehicles will feature
safety warnings that alert drivers of potentially dangerous
conditions - impending collisions, icy roads and dangerous
curves.
Experts say it's not the technology slowing our progress, but
legal and practical issues such as who is responsible in the
case of an accident, urban infrastructure planning, and the
security of car computer systems. Once these details are
worked out, and manufacturers have used sophisticated
software tools to eliminate all potential problems, it won't be
long until we're all a lot safer on the roads.
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