Question

Write an ONE-page memo to your boss regarding your views on Autonomous vehicles and how they can be useful to an employee or your (imaginary) company!

Answer 1

To: Alex Smith, CEO Light speed Inc.

From: Brandon Williams, R & D, Light speed Inc.

Date: 04/19/2018

Subject: View on Autonomous Vehicles.

Dear Alex,

Light speed Inc. Has been providing solutions to various transportation challenges through our cutting edge technology and highly unique and creative designing.

As Head of the R & D department of Light speed Inc., I have been looking into various visionary ideas which could be the future of Transport system. One of the most visionary concept of recent times is the driverless vehicles or the Autonomous vehicles. Tesla and Google are already in the race to realize this concept. As Head of R&D I find this concept worth adopting and competing. Our cutting edge technology could be pivotal in achieving this futuristic concept.

I would like to share with you my view on the Autonomous vehicle concept.

Autonomous vehicles are unmanned ground vehicles that will be capable of sensing the environment and drive through without human assistance. They are called the future of transport system since these vehicles will revolutionaries the roads in terms of road safety and enhance the traffic systems. These vehicles will be using some of the advance technologies to make our roads safer such as GPS, radar and odometry. The potential benefit of these vehicles are the safety aspect. Even though in its initial stages this has proved to be challenge, there is no doubt that once the system is fully deployable it will be the safest modes of transport since the variable of human error will be removed, which in turn will ensure higher speed limits and faster transportations

Over the years as the technology improves the behind the wheel human interaction would be less and this time could be potentially used for much productive purposes. Another benefit to this would be irrespective of the age or any disability people will be able to drive through.

Though this seems as huge leap for us in the field of transportation there are certain challenges that I would like to bring to your notice. As mentioned earlier there are technological glitches as far as the safety features are concerned. The AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology at our disposal is not smart enough to meet the requirements of our roads, there are ethical situations in which a human judgement might require. There are also issues regarding weather, Extreme weather might interfere with the vehicles sensory systems. There are also issues regarding software hackings and the misuse of technology for wrong purposes.

There are pros and cons on this very futuristic concept which may require a greater debate. I have expressed my views on the same. I would request you to have a look at the project and its viability for light speed Inc.

Regards,

Brandon Williams