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?

It is sometimes argued that all types of four-wheel

vehicles

will be automated to self-drive and the need of

drivers

will be eliminated.

While

there are some drawbacks to the removal of

drivers

, I maintain the opinion that the strengths will likely be more significant. On the one hand, the idea of giving full permission for artificial intelligence to manoeuvre

vehicles

is disadvantageous to some extent. Unlike a human, artificial intelligence needs a system to operate and if there are malfunctions in the operating system, A.I would likely fail to make decisions, which eventually put passengers at risk.

This

can be exemplified in the case of Tesla, in which hundreds of accidents and crashes have been reported

due to

the use of the Autopilot feature.

Therefore

, the development of A.I play a vital role in the implementation of driverless

vehicles

, or else automated

vehicles

would likely cause severe damage to passengers and other

vehicles

around them.

On the other hand

,

this

practice can highlight a number of valid benefits.

Firstly

, it could contribute to the reduction of staff costs in the transportation industry. Currently, there are thousands of 4-wheel

vehicles

operating on the street owned by service providers and by cutting off the engagement of

drivers

, these providers would be able to save a huge amount of money annually. The second advantage is the elimination of human factors.

For example

, on certain occasions, the lack of public transit bus

drivers

due to

sickness or the lack of staff will cause inconvenience to people.

However

,

this

problem can be tackled by driverless technologies. In conclusion,

this

trend might possess many disadvantages.

However

, I am more inclined to the view that the advantages will likely prevail.