In the future all cars, buses and trucks will be driverless. The only people travelling inside these vehicles will be passengers. Do you think the advantages of driverless vehicles outweigh the disadvantages.

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Technology is developing around the world, with new technological advancements in the automobile industry, future all
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will be autonomous and passengers will be the only person travelling inside. I believe the multitude of advantages
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. To commence, today 90% of road accidents occur due to human error
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as speeding or drowsy driving,
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, human
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are responsible for hundreds if not thousands of
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. With the advent of
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, accident rates can be reduced. Since the
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would be run and controlled by software and technology the risk of devastating accidents could be eliminated in the future.
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, in ,America the government has introduced
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buses in recent years while it is not totally
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. The
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still need to remain seated but most of the buses are controlled automatically.
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will help
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to control their speed and they can have a safe ride. On the negative side, it is true that autonomy has some disadvantages
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as a large proportion of
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will lose their job. Nowadays, a plethora of
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are making a living by driving, most of them are truck
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, school bus
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or delivery couriers. Imagine all these
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are made redundant by self-driving
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, and the employment rate as well as the country’s economy will face a huge threat. many
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rely on driver jobs, especially in developing countries.
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can be avoided if government provide the necessary skills and provide them with jobs in
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different sector. In conclusion,
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would result in high employment losses they can be eliminated by new skills and jobs, I believe the downside has greatly outweighed the upside in that these
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could help save life’s of humans, control their speed and have a safe journey.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • driverless vehicles
  • advantages
  • disadvantages
  • increased safety
  • reduced traffic congestion
  • improved efficiency
  • accessibility
  • disabled
  • elderly
  • job displacement
  • privacy concerns
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