text: In "Driverless Cars are Coming", the author states "Google has had cars tha could drive independently under specific conditions since 2009. Their cars have driven more than half a million miles without a crash". Because of this fact, cars are safer. Automated cars have radars, and sensors all around them to know where the cars are at any given time. this includes the LIDAR which creates a 3D model of its surroundings, making the entire experience safer and causing less deaths each year. in 2013, BMW developed a car which can go up to twenty five miles per hour if the driver keeps his or her hands on the steering wheel, adding to the safety features on these new cars.