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 driveless vehicles outweight the disadvantages?

The growing advance of technology these days will transform the transporting systems with the spread of

driverless

cars

, buses and trucks which carry only travellers in the future. I partially believe that there are more benefits than negative consequences brought about by

this

trend, for the

vehicles

become much safer thanks to the sophisticated automation regardless of some difficulties in dealing with a sudden change. On one hand, people can gain the advantage as

driverless

vehicles

ensure more safety of

passengers

.

In other words

, advanced machines, which have replaced human drivers are more likely to avoid traffic

accidents

.

For instance

, highly sophisticated sensors embedded in the front of

cars

can immediately detect some obstacles on the road to stop them and protect the lives of

passengers

.

This

will dramatically reduce the risks of

accidents

often caused by irresponsible acts of drivers

such

as drink and driving and sleeping thanks to the trusted electric systems. In fact, the number of traffic

accidents

has declined by half in Japan since it introduced electric

cars

in 2000.

Therefore

,

driverless

vehicles

can avoid human errors and unfortunate

accidents

that take away the lives of innocent pedestrians and

passengers

.

On the other hand

, there are some disadvantages caused by automobiles without human drivers because the electric systems remain unchanged no matter what conditions. Indeed, it is difficult for automated

cars

to alter their commands once they start to drive.

For example

, they cannot easily stop by restrooms for rest and help even when

passengers

suddenly feel sick

while

travelling. Because automated

vehicles

cannot change their destination, they lack the ability to adapt to the emergent needs of customers.

Thus

, those who have children and seniors or have to travel long distances would be suspicious of them since they are worried about the one-way instruction

that is

not reliable in changing situations. In conclusion, I somewhat think that the advantage outweighs the disadvantages because

driverless

automobiles can reduce traffic

accidents

greatly

due to

the developed sensors and regulations which allow

vehicles

to avoid crashes.

However

, the inferiority to adapt to the sudden demands of travellers does not make them the best choice , especially for children and seniors.