{"id":243425,"date":"2023-10-29T08:50:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=243425"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:50:28","slug":"im-a-car-expert-driverless-cars-come-with-these-concerning-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/im-a-car-expert-driverless-cars-come-with-these-concerning-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m a car expert – driverless cars come with these concerning risks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Driverless cars: Oxbotica trials autonomous tech in London<\/h3>\n

Driverless cars come with a series of risks from vehicle hacking to manufacturers \u201cplaying God\u201d with pedestrian and passenger lives, according to an expert.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mark Trimbee, CEO of RegTransfers has revealed there are a series of \u201cgenuine and well-founded\u201d concerns around automated vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Government has a plan in place which could see self-driving vehicles hit UK roads by 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last year, the Government uploaded a vision for autonomous vehicles with officials claiming the sector could be worth an estimated \u00a342billion to the economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

However, Mr Trimbee has outlined a series of potential drawbacks with several high risks involved with any adoption.<\/p>\n

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He said: \u201cThe prospect of hacking becomes even more pronounced with fully autonomous vehicles, which heavily rely on computer systems, particularly if a significant number of these vehicles share a common network.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s more, there’s cost to consider. In the UK, a self-driven car will set you back around \u00a350,000, placing them beyond the financial reach of many individuals. However, as technology advances, costs are expected to become more affordable for the average car owner.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t ignore that driving might also present moral quandaries in intricate traffic scenarios, where no straightforward solution guarantees 100 percent safety of road users or pedestrians.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWho dictates the logic behind the vehicle’s choices when faced with dilemmas that may harm either pedestrians or passengers? Manufacturers of self-driving car intelligence and their decision-making algorithms could find themselves in the position of “playing God\u201d – and that\u2019s a problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd of course, tech isn\u2019t infallible. The spectre of machine errors is ever-present, and in a fully automated world, these errors can imperil both passengers and pedestrians. Inappropriate system activations or deactivations, battery fires, breakdowns, or loss of control leading to accidents all loom as potential concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n

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