Fewer Deaths, Cleaner Air, More Time: The Future of Autonomous Vehicles

[Udacity Blog]

The promise of time returned to us, and the preservation of our lives in the face of overwhelming statistics about injuries and deaths from car crashes, are two very powerful motivations already shaping the future of autonomous vehicles—for many, they are why we should be pursuing this future in the first place. Environmental concerns—and the ways self-driving vehicles (including electric ones) might help address them—are swiftly becoming a third motivating force in the drive towards an autonomous vehicle-powered future.

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