What are the Barriers to Adoption and Issues?

   
  Before the robotic car is commercialized, companies will have to solve these issues regarding robotic cars:

• Vehicles lose sight capabilities in snow and in other bad weather conditions (the sensor arrays on the car are unable to see road markings)
• Laws require that a driver be present within the vehicle despite the fact that a driver is theoretically unnecessary
• Additionally, if the robotic car crashes, who is liable, the car or the person sitting in the driver's seat?

The robotic car's "sensor arrays". It is unable to
see road markings during bad weather.

In addition, there is criticism involving the robotic car. According to MIT researcher Bryan Reimer, people may become too accustomed to automated driving that they will drive less and their experience will fade; thus resulting in a greater chance of error if they were to drive again. Further, human drivers would have to be alert all the time. If there were to be a malfunction, Reimer states that humans will not be effective in taking over for the car because they would need a “much deeper understanding of the autonomous car’s capabilities and limitations."

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http://www.driverless-now.com

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/135309-robot-cars-coming-to-a-crowded-california-freeway-near-you