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Driverless Car

1. LAWS

   • Current laws for driving
     • Must be 16
     • 'A human must be in crontrol of a car at all times'
   • New laws
     • Children may begin driving
       • Unable to understand instructions and safety
     • Person liable for an accident
       • Driver
         • Not in control
       • Designer of software
         • Fault in design
         • Requirements not met
   • Less fines from Police
     • People can get away with anything while driving

2. MAINTENANCE

   • Trained professional
     • Knows how to fix problems
       • EG: Broken parts
         • Maintaining stock
           • Distribution of stock
             • Road conditions
               • Driver safety
             • Freight company
               • Drivers
                 • Training
                 • Long working hours
                   • Fatigue
       • System failure
     • Auto mechanic job loss
       • Business close down
         • People with current cars may no longer have a mechanic
     • Training professional qualities
       • Mechanical knowledge
       • Ability to work under pressure
       • Understand safety of the system
     • Engineer
   • Regular auto mechanics
     • Need to adapt to new technology
       • Longer process
         • Left with no car
   • Regular software update
     • Costs?
       • Affordability?
     • Computer technicians
       • Training needed to understand system

3. COMMUNITY/ENVIRONMENT

   • Job losses
     • Chauffeurs
     • Bus drivers
     • Taxi drivers
   • Some may not want a robotic car
     • Mixture of current and robotic cars on road
       • Danger to the community
   • Less polluted environment
     • May not run off fuel
     • May run off electricity

4. MANUFACTURING

   • Design
     • Safety features
       • Airbags
       • Access to emergency brakes
         • Lessen the number of unpredicted accidents
     • Heatproof
     • Economic
     • Ability to adjust to environmental conditions
       • Foggy/misty
         • Slow down
         • Head lights
           • Fog lights
       • Raining
         • Windscreen wipers
         • Slow down
         • Head lights
     • Autopilots
       • Won't detect unpredictability of human driving
         • Potential catastrophic accidents
     • Motion planning
       • Find its way in traffic
     • Activation
       • Operate vehicle mechanics
     • Navigation
       • Know where it wants to go
       • Know where it is
     • Sensors
       • Sudden stop
       • Parking
       • Radar
       • Laser
       • Know immediate environment
   • Production
     • Cost
       • Advertising
         • Television
         • Radio
         • Online
       • Cost of materials
       • Employees
         • Training
         • Wages
           • Taxes
           • Superanuation
           • Holiday pay
           • Sick leave

5. ENGINEERING

   • Sensors
     • Radar/Laser
       • Light radar system
         • 3D map of environemt
     • Parking
       • Aware of obstructions
   • Proving system with destination
     • Voice control
       • Operator may be blind
     • GPS

6. OPERATOR

   • Type of users
     • Disabled
       • Mentally
         • Concentration not as important
           • Travel with ease
           • Less stress
       • Physically
         • No handbrakes
         • No accelerator/brakes
         • No steering wheel
     • Busy people
       • Time saver
       • Ability to talk on phone

7. OPERATING MANUAL

   • Language manual is written in
     • Available in multiple languages
     • Pictures and diagrams
   • Must be easily understood
     • Audio manual available
       • Easily understood for the disabled (blind)

8. Mechanical and Automated Systems