Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Will Cars Ever Drive Themselves?

Are Auto-Drive Cars The Next Innovation In Modern Vehicles?

The question of whether cars will ever drive themselves is already partly answered. In several models of luxury cars, these vehicles park themselves and perform simple K-turns. Most cars are already equipped with auto-drive for driving long distance.



Built-In GPS Systems

Many older vehicle systems have been upgraded to decrease the number of engine parts. It isn't outside the realm of possibility that eventually all vehicles will be manufactured with internal GPS systems. This would be the first step to fully auto-driven cars. Safety features, such as automatic deployment of air bags and features like automatic warming of seats and touch-screen keypads built into dash computers are already available in many cars. In addition, standard devices such as heating and air-conditioning, lights, wipers and ignitions are manufactured as remote-controlled equipment. As drivers demand more computerized devices, many will become standard features.

Vehicle Inspection Simplified

Vehicle inspection in Maryland is an example of adapting to the most state-of-the-art inspection devices. The amount of time required to comply with vehicle inspection in Maryland has been reduced due to implementation of more efficient inspection methods and inspection equipment. Busy drivers in Maryland appreciate the reduction in time it takes for a thorough vehicle inspection. As more vehicles are manufactured with built-in auto drive capabilities, inspections will be a matter of reading the vehicle's stored computer data into inspection computers which will be able to process a final inspection approval or rejection in a matter of a few seconds.

Virtual Reality For Cars That Drive Themselves

Since the advent of computerized virtual reality equipment, the possibilities for cars that drive themselves are endless. A driver might be able to use a cell phone to program their travel itinerary which would then be transmitted electronically to the vehicle's computer system. Using a virtual reality system, the car's computer would be able to pre-plot the entire trip and be prepared to do all or most of the actual driving. In virtual reality computerization, the driver's movements could be simulated to coordinate with a virtual GPS travel route.

A "Driverless" Car Drives To Inspection Stations

Imagine the ways a driver's time could be saved if cars could drive themselves. Fuel stops, drive-through pharmacies and grocery and even inspection would become trips properly engineered auto-drive vehicles could accomplish. Drivers would become vehicle programmers from the comfort of their home.

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