Your Next Car May Drive Itself

Interested in a self driving car? We hope so because your next car will probably drive itself. Apparently, the technology is not too far away! But that's quite vague, so let me give you a more definitive answer. Based on different factors that I'll discuss later in this article, it looks like we're about five years away from having autonomous cars available in major markets.

"Why so long?" you ask. Well, that's a simple question with a complicated answer so we've documented a few reasons that cover some of the major points brought up in this debate.

First, consider the ethics that need to be hashed out and the subsequent laws that would have to be in place based on this ethical code before making these cars legally operable. Legal liability. Who is going to be responsible for a car that 'T-boned another car by itself'? Yeah, right. The chances of an alibi like that holding in court? Unlikely it seems... but who knows! If the car is totally autonomous, the point is that they drive themselves...

Right? Well, that's just it. Currently these cars aren't completely autonomous. There will still need to be some user involvement in the driving process. Essentially, it'll be easier to deal with things like sitting in highway traffic. But other instances, like switching lanes, may still require some human interaction. So unfortunately, no snoozing on the way to work for you, but hopefully one day we'll get there.

How will regular cars fare with autonomous cars on the road? That's a great question—we're not sure. But apparently the ominous, constantly progressive 'they' may be working on aftermarket systems that one can integrate into an older car (e.g. some classic muscle like a '68 mustang) -- giving it wi-fi capability and whatever it needs to communicate with autonomous systems. Talk about some serious auto restoration procedures. We're certainly interested in that topic.

So these are just a few of the reasons it'll take a few years to get our hands on these cars, but it's all for the best. Hopefully by then we here at Brauns will be experts at aftermarket wi-fi system installation so we can continue to serve our customers with the best and most badass muscle car restoration services available.