Avoid a Traffic Jam and Get a Free Gift - Where Do I Sign Up For That? Not So Fast

In the future engineers and computer scientists imagine that all automobiles, trucks, and perhaps even flying cars will all be on the same network talking to each other, announcing their positions, and of course this means no more car wrecks. Yes, that would sure beat killing 30 - 40,000 people on our highways each year in auto accidents wouldn't it? All of this technology will also tell us of impending traffic jams perhaps even 10-minutes before they occur based on the intended destination of each vehicle, speed of traffic, flow, and number of vehicles. Okay so, let's talk.

There was an interesting article posted to the Detroit Free Press on June 14, 2012 titled; "Automation may cut traffic deaths," by the famous business writer and columnist Elisa Priddle which stated;

Avoid a Traffic Jam and Get a Free Gift - Where Do I Sign Up For That? Not So Fast

In the future engineers and computer scientists imagine that all automobiles, trucks, and perhaps even flying cars will all be on the same network talking to each other, announcing their positions, and of course this means no more car wrecks. Yes, that would sure beat killing 30 - 40,000 people on our highways each year in auto accidents wouldn't it? All of this technology will also tell us of impending traffic jams perhaps even 10-minutes before they occur based on the intended destination of each vehicle, speed of traffic, flow, and number of vehicles. Okay so, let's talk.

There was an interesting article posted to the Detroit Free Press on June 14, 2012 titled; "Automation may cut traffic deaths," by the famous business writer and columnist Elisa Priddle which stated;

"Human error is the critical reason for 93% of crashes," said Maddox. "That's an overwhelming number. We now have an opportunity to do something about it. Our goal should be crashless cars," and "We need a significant body of research to understand how far it will go to meet our goals," as "The bottom line: people won't drive an automated vehicle if it's not safe."