Google/Autonomous Cars
Technology is infiltrating our lives at a pace faster than many are comfortable with. Although some do not trust technology enough to allow it to drive their cars, it could just be a matter of time until it is doing just that. It is this blogger's opinion that Google or Autonomous cars will undoubtedly be everywhere in the not too distant future since they will reduce traffic accidents and fatalities in addition to making today's busy human race able to maximize productivity on the road. Watch the Google Cars ABC news video as a class (See link below if absent). http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/test-driving-google-car-11857670 A lot of hype surrounds the potential of an invention from Google dubbed 'Google cars'. Now termed 'Autonomous cars', Audi, Mercedes Benz, Tesla and Nissan are also in on the action. Check out the following articles to get more details on these cars and their potential on the highways: http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1087925_will-self-driving-cars-mean-the-end-of-highway-fatalities http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/09/we-need-to-think-about-the-infrastructure-for-autonomous-cars-too/ Write for FIVE MINUTES MINIMUM on this topic after watching the video and checking out the articles. Remember your journal should all be on ONE document or blog and should have multiple journal entries ready to be turned in at the end of the quarter. |