The Toyota Prius hybrids adapted by Google's engineers have covered 300,000 miles on the roads of California without a human at the wheel, but with only one accident by a human-controlled car.It's clear that driverless cars are much safer than human-controlled ones.40,000 people are killed every year in road accidents in the US, many of which are caused by human error.Besides, driverless vehicles could make better use of the road and reduce the size of car parks, too. With technology, a machine can perform a complex task without human involvement This means our thought about what machines can and cannot do needs updating urgently. However, ignore the beautiful words and think about what Google has done.This isn't just about care.Economists are increasingly puzzled by the fact that the rate of job-creation is much lower than expected and the length of time for which people are unemployed has rocketed to 40 weeks twice as long as that during any previous postwar recovery.Economic theory says that when companies begin to grow or become profitable again, they buy equipment and hire workers.But that isn't happening.Companies are still buying equipment, but they're not employing workers. So where did the jobs go? Andrew McAfee explains his view in his new book Race Against the Machine." Advances in self-driving car by Google represent the next wave of job-eliminating technology.Many skills (such as driving) may eventually become worthless, at least in the job market." And as for those thinking that driverless cars might appeal to most motorists, there is the uncomfortable fact that the car has peaked.We are driving less year on year.Traffic jams reduce the romance from driving.And young people no longer have the desire to own cars like they used to. What will be the influence of driverless cars according to Andrew McAfee?
The economic recovery is to be sped up. Many companies may make higher profits. More people may lose their jobs. Traditional skills will be improved.