Driverless and Smart Car Technology Raises Concerns among Government Regulators
On Tuesday at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), attendees caught their first glimpses of driverless and smart car technology. While the various demonstrations raised excitement among the audience, government regulators introduced concerns about the safety of these new innovations.
The show took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center with 3,200 exhibitors, retailers, and media showing off their latest innovations in consumer technology.
One example of driverless car technology was presented by Bosch. They demonstrated a car that can find a parking space and park itself and all with the push of a button.
However, David Strickland, Administrator of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), expressed concern about the safety and privacy of these new innovations. Also on Tuesday, Mr. Strickland voiced that while the U.S. Government does not want to be a hindrance to innovation, safety must always be put as the topmost priority.
Driverless technology was not the only innovation presented at the CES. Other companies demonstrated to audiences their breakthroughs at making cars smarter in much the same way that smartphones saturated the cell phone industry.
One such smart car innovation, the i-ADAS driver assistance system, was presented by JVC-Kirkwood. This smart enhancement to the automobile monitors both sides of a steering wheel and in effect gives the driver a complete 360-degree view encompassing the entire car.
The Open Automotive Alliance also released an announcement at the event to look for the Android operating system to become increasingly present in the future when it comes to car dashboards. Ford made one such demonstration with a car that could link with a smartphone and control internal climate, do location tracking, and keep track of fuel.
Concerns were also raised by government regulators with regard to privacy. It is uncertain as to how the melding of smartphone and automobile technology will distract drivers thus creating a safety hazard. Also, technology companies have not addressed how drivers’ privacy will be protected when information such as location gets collected by service providers.
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