No thanks, mum, I’ve got a lift – what a driverless car means
Computer-controlled cars are just around the corner, which means that soon you won’t need to ask your mum or dad for a lift. Your car will literally be able to drive itself – and you – around. Imagine turning up for the school prom without having to worry about your dad in the front seat embarrassing you, or not having to hide your face when your mum hits the curb while parking. Computer-controlled cars will be far better drivers that humans ever could be, and they won’t try and tell ‘dad’ jokes to your friends either. So let’s get moving!
Skip the traffic
Computer-controlled cars will be guided by linked up satellites and GPS, which means they will know all the best routes to skip the traffic. Kind of like Uber, but without the waiting around! Plus, if every car is driven by a computer, there won’t be any traffic. Imagine being able to drive down the Sheikh Zayed Road without hitting a single jam. Yalla!
Drive safe
Using computers to drive cars will rule out the need for human error (like your friend who really shouldn’t have passed his test). At the moment, driverless cars are under probation until we can be sure that they really are safe. Engineers are working hard to find solutions to things like flat tyres or malfunctions. Once they’ve proved that driverless cars are safe and ready to go, driverless cars will hit the ground running. Or should that be driving?
The road ahead for the UAE
By 2030, a quarter of all traffic on the roads of the UAE will be autonomous or computer generated. The UAE recognises that letting computers get in the driving seat for us will make driving safer and save the economy money, which it can use for other important things. The UAE has a special strategy in place to make sure it’s a global example for other countries when it comes to computerised cars. When it comes to finding the best and safest ways to transport people on the roads, the UAE really is miles ahead
