Decrease in employment.
That’s a LOT of truck drivers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were approximately 1.6 million American truck drivers in 2014 earning a mean income of $42,000. That’s more than half a percent of the country, and $67 billion dollars in income – about 0.3% of the US GDP.
These new trucks aren’t completely autonomous yet, but the technology is going to get there sooner rather than later. And when that day arrives, those truck drivers will need to find something else to do. When you include delivery truck operators, which numbered around 800,000 in 2014, we end up with 2.4 million people who may be out of a job in the next decade or two.
Government revenues will reduce.
When it comes to public finances, government officials tend to live in the moment. They might want to make an exception in this case.
Reduced car ownership will mean fewer automobile sales to tax. But perhaps more important, cops and meter maids will write a lot fewer tickets because smart cars presumably won’t double park, change lanes without signalling or bust through the speed limit. Since cars sit empty about 95 per cent of time, self-driving cars can greatly increase efficiency by constantly being in use.
Passenger freedom.
In department of driverless vehicles one of the most common name is Waymo. As Waymo and its many rivals prepare to roll out driverless cars to consumers, one of their challenges has been to design an experience for riders that feels both convenient and safe. Passenger can experience some sort of things like:
- Getting a ride and starting off.
- Seeing what the car sees.
- Handling unsafe conditions or an accident.
Self Driving Vehicles 