Luke O’Neill: Could driverless cars be the answer to Ireland's rising road deaths?

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Luke O’Neill: Could driverless cars be the answer to Ireland's rising road deaths?
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As the drive towards autonomous cars gathers pace, technology could eventually offer answers to t...

As the drive towards autonomous cars gathers pace, technology could eventually offer answers to the rising death toll of Irish roads, according to Professor Luke O’Neill.over a 2018 that killed Apple engineer Walter Huang after his Model X crashed into a highway barrier.

“This will get rid of that because don't drink, they don't speed and they follow the rules of the road. “Driving is a very social activity,” said Prof O’Neill. “You're reading the other drivers and trying to get the nuance, especially on a roundabout and things like that. “So as a result, they're bringing in social scientists now to help them design the programmes in the cars to be able to anticipate the nuance of human behaviour.”Despite the current problems, there are many reasons to be hopeful about the future of the technology.

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