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

Thanks to the advancement in modern technology, it is expected that autonomous

vehicles

are getting popular in the future.

While

this

trend is criticized for being negative effects on drivers’ job market, I believe that its merits outweigh its demerits in terms of road safety and environmental protection. Detractors of

this

development point out the potential threat of driverless transit on the job market. To be more specific, most people worry that using driver-free

vehicles

leads to a higher unemployment rate in the transit sector because jobs for bus drivers, taxi drivers and so on are no longer in requirement. To illustrate, a report from Employment and Social Development Canada revealed that over 600,000 jobs were at risk because of autonomous transportation, including parking attendants, auto-body repair workers and even police and emergency workers.

Moreover

, it is expected the new transportation mode would

also

kill 500,000 jobs, from vehicle drivers to subway operators and even courier services.

On the other hand

, I believe that using driverless

vehicles

should be encouraged because it improves road safety and reduces the environmental damage caused by gas emissions.

Firstly

, most traffic accidents happen

due to

human carelessness

such

as driving at high speed, driving

while

drunk or lack of driving experience. Autonomous transit

vehicles

are controlled systematically;

thus

, they can prevent human errors from happening which ultimately reduces the occurrence of crashes and accidents.

In addition

, self-driving

vehicles

operate by using electricity

instead

of gasoline and they can keep the speed consistent, avoiding constant braking and accelerating. These factors contribute to the reduction of gas emissions and becoming more environmentally friendly. In conclusion,

although

self-driving cars pose a certain drawback to the workforce in the transportation sector, their benefits in terms of improving road safety and environmental protection are crucial. With these advantages, there will be a boom in using

this

new mode in the future.