Preparing for a driverless future: Re-Shaping the transportation landscape & conquering the sky
Nishith Desai Associates, September 30, 2017
The automotive industry is on the brink of a technological revolution and has come a long way since Henry Ford debuted his assembly line. Given the rapid pace of technological advancement, what the future has in store for us is limited only by our imagination. One such innovation is that of the fully autonomous vehicle, or, in other words, driverless cars. Such a technological innovation promises to be both disruptive and revolutionary in terms of its impact on human autonomy and shaping the societies of tomorrow. The driverless car will most likely join unmanned drones and digital surveillance as one of the advances and controversies that will impact our times.