text: Lastly, in the article it mentions that drivers must always be alert even with driverless cars. "...all are designated to notify the driver when the road ahead requires human skills, such as navigating through work zones and around accidents. This means the human driver must remain alert and be ready to take over when the situation requires." If the driver is required to sit in the vehicle and do nothing but stare at the road ahead, it is pointless to have the car drive itself when it should naturally be able to handle driving on its own. Not only will the driver be bored, they will also have the urge to take over instead. This completely defeats the point of having a driverless car if the driver is left with the same job.