A recent report by the Institution
of Engineering and Technology highlighted research that showed
human drivers change their behaviour when using the same roads as autonomous
cars.
Motorists were found to copy the driving style of the computer
controlled cars by leaving less space between them and the vehicle in front,
but were less able to react quickly.
However, many experts say that driverless cars could actually reduce the
risk of accidents as computers are able to react a lot faster than humans.
Software that guide and control the cars will have to be written with a
high degree of accuracy and contain fail-safes, while cars will need to be
regularly maintained to ensure there are no faults.
Google has also been teaching its vehicles to drive more safely by
giving them instructions on 'defensive driving' styles.
They have also been experimenting with teaching the vehicles 'body
language' to communicate with other drivers what its intentions are.
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