Driving a car safely requires full attention from the driver to minimize the risk of accidents. With the fast pace and busy lives of people today, risky choices are sometimes made, such as texting or making calls while driving, even though it is dangerous and against the law. Calling a taxi to take you to your destination is a safer alternative, but can be costly in the long run. Imagine being able to drive safely and affordably to your desired destination while eating breakfast, reviewing business documents, and/or making phone calls along the way. This vision is possible with self-driving cars, but what considerations must be taken into account to make it a reality? Introduction / Background Companies like Google, Tesla and Nissan, among others, have announced in recent years that they are trying to develop autonomous or self-driving cars [Ref. 1 and 2]. Self-driving cars can offer many benefits to the average consumer. Studies have shown that because computers can react and process information several times faster than a human, accidents on streets and roads can be reduced through rapid and consistent evasive maneuvers from the self-driving car . They can also help maximize fuel economy by calculating the most direct and quickest routes. When driving a self-driving car demonstrates that the computer can transport passengers to their destination safely and reliably, it allows passengers to do other things they normally couldn't do if they were driving the car manually. For this reason, self-driving cars can help maximize the productivity of their passengers. How do self-driving cars work? A self-driving car would essentially be a computer on 4 wheels that receives inputs from the middle of paper. .....e needs to be updated to determine who stopped first and who has enough time to try to cross the intersection. In case all 4 cars at the intersection are self-driving cars, then it may be easier to handle this situation because the cars might have the ability to communicate with each other and make decisions faster. Finally, if an accident occurs involving a self-driving car, the question of “who is responsible” arises. This is a difficult question that must be resolved by laws that govern liability in these situations.Summary/ConclusionEven though there are problems with implementing self-driving cars on the roads today, self-driving cars can ultimately benefit society. According to public announcements made by companies like Tesla and Nissan, we could start seeing self-driving cars on the roads within 3 to 6 years [Ref. 1 and 2].