The Benefits and Challenges of Autonomous Vehicles

Infographic illustrates engineering, legal and ethical challenges to self-driving vehicles.

There’s little doubt that the mass adoption of autonomous or self-driving vehicles will change the automotive and transportation industries forever. But the road to driverless cars is not an easy one and there are many engineering, legal and ethical challenges that must be overcome before we can enjoy the benefits of autonomous vehicles.

This infographic from Ohio University illustrates these benefits and challenges.

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Ohio University Online

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Ian Wright

Ian is a senior editor at engineering.com, covering additive manufacturing and 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and advanced manufacturing. Ian holds bachelors and masters degrees in philosophy from McMaster University and spent six years pursuing a doctoral degree at York University before withdrawing in good standing.