Literature Review: Driving is one of the most challenging activity. The driver has to focus and concentrate for a large period of time and he has to be prepared for a difficult situations that can occur within a seconds. The drivers have to continually evaluate or judge the distance and speed of the obstacle or vehicle in front of them and alter their speed as the situation requires.
Nowadays accidents are very common on our roadways. Thus to prevent these accidents different approaches has been made for safety of the driver. These approaches include Emergency Braking System (EBS), Stability Control and Traction Control [1]. Infrared (IR) sensors were also as a proximity sensors for detecting an obstacle in front of the vehicle, [2] however
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Different theories and design has been inducted for the purposes. Some of them are discussed below.
The Google Driverless Car:
[1] “The Google Driverless Car” is the project proposed by google which relates to the modern technology i.e. autonomous car. Google Chauffeur is the software which powers these cars. The project is in process and it is led by an engineer in google names as Sebastian Thrun, who is the director of the Stanford Artificial intelligence Laboratory and also a co-inventor of Google Street View.
[2] An associate professor of engineering Dennis W.Hong at Virginia tech is currently working on the project that is designed for blind people. This project aims to provide a normal life to blind people by making them drive a vehicle and providing them comfort to live a normal life.
[3] Mercedes Benz is currently working on the project i.e. Attention Assist and Distronic PLUS with Pre-Safe Brake for vehicles to prevent imminent
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The luxury brand of Honda in Canada and US, employs a radar-based system to observe the situation and offer an automatic braking, if the driver does not take any action on the warning. Hondo was the first automobile company to provide automatic braking. CMBS has three phases, in the first phase system warns the driver to apply brakes. If the driver ignores the warning, the system then tug on the shoulders as the last sign of warning. Then comes the last phase in which system applies brakes automatically and tighten up seat belts for protection and reduce the severity of the accident.
In late 2004, Intelligent Night Vision System was introduced by Honda, which monitors pedestrians in front of the vehicle and warn the driver by buzzing tune or by visualizing them via HUD. This system can only be employed in conditions where temperature is below 30 degree Celsius.
2.4 Nissan
Luxury Brand of Nissan in North America and Europe, provides a laser based system in the US market. Nissan has been working on the Magic Bumper system which applies brakes automatically when the driver lifts the pedal off.
Drawbacks in existing approaches:-
1. Inconsistent stop times: Direction of our vehicle is monitored by ABS which ultimately helps us to prevent the obstacle on the roadway. The ABS decreases braking distance on dry or wet roads however it increases when applying brakes on snowy roads
Harwell effectively presents his argument by utilizing the Aristotelian appeal, ethos. He uses this appeal to the fullest extent in this article, which establishes his credibility as a writer and driver. He begins his argument by describing these new driverless cars, “Cameras and computers that alert you (and hit the brakes) when they suspect a potential crash; systems that smoothly steer the car along turns and curves at highway speeds; and even "adaptive cruise control," which changes its speed, second by second, to mimic the flow of traffic,” (Harwell), this tactic is effective becomes it frames his argument. Additionally, he presents the experiment he conducted; he drove two of the more economical driverless cars in the market. Harwell explains why we should not depend completely on these new vehicles, “On the other hand, these cars will punish us for trusting them too much.
The system can tell if you are drowsy or tired. If you are a notification light in the shape of a coffee mug will appear to notify you that your drowsiness is impacting your driving. We found this fact interesting as it is very practical and smart technology that is relatively new. The technology can alert the driver, which in theory, could lead to better on road safety. The idea of increasing road safety in a practical and efficient way was interesting to
Showing that it is much smaller and flies at a lower elevation than the plane. Compared to the driverless car, which shows two men having a conversation in the car. It can concluded that having driverless cars could help with many distractions like, talking, texting, and changing the radio. The car would be beneficial to employers, businessmen, and CEO’s of companies. They could talk on their phones and do business work while driving to their job without having to put other drivers in
In our society driving provide us the freedom to travel anywhere we like. Based on our mental and physical result the department of motor vehicle issues a license to us to drive a vehicle. If the driver cannot maintain the requirement of the law, he or she might lose the license. If a driver unable to slow down or form poor decisions cannot merge, passing, change lanes or turn left or right, perform
Many drivers face the challenge of focusing on the road for the entire drive. Whether it may be checking their phone or finishing breakfast or just talking with the passengers, all of these are still roadblocks to a safe drive. “Distracted Driving” says, “There are three
It is so essential that people are completely focused on the road while driving and are never under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Careless driving, different from other mistakes, affects both the driver and everyone else in the area. In a world where electronics are always present, it is increasingly essential that drivers remain focused solely on the road in an effort to avoid injury to themselves or anybody
The coming era of driver-less vehicles promises a bright future full of safety and ease, yet this is not currently an obtainable goal. Widespread use of autonomous vehicles proves to introduce more negative effects than the promised positive. They won 't make the roads any safer, for they are more likely to misread their surroundings. There are major risks in taking control away from human drivers, and current technology is not yet up to the task. Self-driving cars should be banned in the state of Pennsylvania because they are not as safe as vehicles operated by humans, they put jobs and businesses at risk of being lost, they can 't make ethical decisions, and they use unreliable and unsecured technology.
As a driver of 9 years, I have experienced many variables in my daily commute. I have had to adjust my driving to suit the changing conditions. For example, in the summer, there are conditions that you should be aware of and need to adjust your driving. Sudden storms prevent you from viewing the roads and the cars ahead of you.
What is a driverless car? The dictionary describes a driverless car as, “an autonomous car and unmanned ground vehicle; a vehicle capable of sensing its environment and navigating without human input.”, but it is much more than that, it is an innovation to the driving world. A driverless car works by using radars, ultrasonic sensors, and cameras. The radar works by sensing nearby cars and letting car know where it is.
Also some employees of Google also used the Self Driving Vehicles for work and weekend trips. While working on these test trips test drivers are able to disengage the Self Driving Vehicle and take over control it needed. In 2015 “Firefly”, took the first fully self driving ride on public roads, Firefly had no steering wheel or pedals for assistance.
International Journal of Students ' Research in Technology & Management, 2(6), 203-206. The autonomous car or the driverless car can be referred to as a robotic car in simple language. This car is capable of sensing the environment, navigating and fulfilling the human transportation capabilities without any human input. It is a big step in the advancing future technology.
Due to these effects, drivers may not be able to adjust to changes in driving conditions, control their vehicles or react to hazards on the road. As a result, they may cause auto accidents, which may have serious, or deadly, consequences for those
While self-driving vehicles will provide a new form of technology in the future, they will affect our society by being an emerging technology that is innovative, dangerous, and unreliable. Self-driving cars are a new form of emerging technology. An article that was recently published discussed the positive and negative effects of self-driving buses which led to research on self-driving cars. The emerging technology of driverless vehicles was introduced on public roadways. Crelin stated that “Long predicted to be an impending and emerging technology, driverless vehicles developed slowly over the course of the twentieth century but emerged fully into public view in the first decades of the twenty-first” (1).
Technology nowadays is only getting smarter and better as the years go by; driverless cars are a big success for people that have been trying to make this happen for years. Even though driverless cars exist now and have been being tested on, many companies have not worked out all the bugs on them so driverless cars are yet to be released until companies can ensure the safety of the owners of the car and the other drivers on the road. Driverless cars could possibly lessen traffic and also lessen deaths and car accidents that happen around the world. Self driving cars were always a talk of the future and the future is now. What are driverless cars?
Living in a Driverless Future: Delightful or Dangerous? How interested would you be if somebody offered to hire you a chauffeur which could drive you anywhere, come back to pick you up, and be completely free to you? Odds are, you would be jumping all over it. However, robotic, not human, helpers may be the next great milestone in transportation. Tomorrow, maybe, completely autonomous cars will steer themselves across mountain ranges and through downtowns.