In this new video from FCA, Aaron Bragman, Detroit Bureau Chief for Cars.com looks at the growth of autonomous driving from several angles, including consumer readiness, technology investment, environmental limitations and liability issues.
As Google looks to get another step closer to bringing self-driving cars to the roads by starting to publicly test its self-driving prototypes in Austin, Texas, the reactions are mixed. While the company is trying to see how the self-driving cars interact with real traffic, road conditions and people, a long-time automotive authority based in Austin thinks it is a bad idea.
“This self-driving car is simply not necessary,” says Lisa Copeland, a pioneer in the field of automotive marketing and management in Austin for more than 25 years and Managing Partner of Fiat of Austin, the top Fiat retailer in North America since the brand’s return.
Copeland says there are many issues affecting the validity of the self-driving car, most importantly the safety issue. "This is nothing but another distraction from the road,” Copeland says. “Drivers will rely too much on the automation and start talking and texting even more than they do now. The only true benefit I see is for the elderly and disabled. It would put them on the road to freedom."
“This self-driving car is simply not necessary,” says Lisa Copeland, a pioneer in the field of automotive marketing and management in Austin for more than 25 years and Managing Partner of Fiat of Austin, the top Fiat retailer in North America since the brand’s return.
Copeland says there are many issues affecting the validity of the self-driving car, most importantly the safety issue. "This is nothing but another distraction from the road,” Copeland says. “Drivers will rely too much on the automation and start talking and texting even more than they do now. The only true benefit I see is for the elderly and disabled. It would put them on the road to freedom."
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