There are many good technologies and even some old ones that are still being changed for the greater good of humanism. Looking at certain technological things long term it is safe to say that some will change dramatically over the course of the next twenty years. With that being said cars is on the list to definitely change how we live in the next twenty years. Nowadays just like we use what is called smart phones well we also have and use smart cars, which is cool. Detroit’s big three auto industry (or what’s left of it remaining in the city) is on a come up with new and improved auto innovations especially looking toward the future. Looking forward twenty years from now I would say that at that point cars will be able to drive and guide themselves, more car companies will produce more battery powered vehicles, and cars will be equipped to better help prevent accidents and accidental injury. So again, in my opinion I feel that over the next twenty years of living we finally will have smart, precise and advanced self-less drivable vehicles produced by our big three. The impact and significance of this feature could actually do us as drivers good. Just think for a second, people fall asleep while driving, people get side tracked quite often, people get distracted just by in-car activities alone, etc. We are not really any closer to having this special feature in motion. However Google has been experimenting with self-driving ever since May, 2012. From past research they have actually put together a drive-less car and have tested it out. The only accident that has taken place on their end was in 2011 and it was located in California. Another impact on cars toward the future would be that more car companies would produce battery powered vehicles. A battery electric vehicle is a type of vehicle that uses chemical energy stored in rechargeable battery packs. At this point there are five different auto makers all in which have produced electric vehicles (Tesla Motors, Chevrolet Volt, Fisker Karma, Smart ForTwo electric, and Nissan Leaf). There are plenty of advantages and disadvantages to having EV’s. One advantage being that EV’s use less gas and can drive 40 mph. A disadvantage being (for the less fortunate) the cost of these EV’s, the MSRP ranges from $30,000-$100,000. Although a lot of car makers have already started to take in consideration the safety of drivers, over the next twenty years I feel that auto makers will come up with better innovative ways to prevent accidents and injury. In this generation of technology there are some auto makers that have break systems to catch what we drivers do not. Auto makers have definitely tried their best to eliminate accidents and injury through the cars breaking system. Some things that can be used by a driver are the side view mirrors (which sometimes have blind spot mirrors) and again the cars breaking system which will be different per Auto Company. Over the next twenty years these features will change dramatically. Cars will be able to sense accidents and or locate them from miles away. If I had to say or choose one of these technologies to fail or flop I would say that cars driving themselves would not be in effect in next twenty years. I say that because it is too much time and experimenting that’s needs to be put in this project further more. Drive-less vehicles would be a good idea, I just think that there are more problems that need to be solved. Drive-less cars are made to drive themselves with the driver inside of the car. In order for the driver to take control of the car all he/she would have to do would be to grab the steering wheel or touch the gas pedal. The biggest concern to me would be accuracy, which in return would possibly take a little over twenty years accomplish. However, with the right dedicated people anything is possible though.

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Cars Direct.com – Advantages and Disadvantages
WikiPedia.com
Google.com