"Driverless cars" apparently are on the way to becoming real. Insurance companies are thinking about how the lack of a human driver is going to affect the way they do business.
Google's Sebastian Thrun has a personal motivation to develop the concept. At 18, he lost his friend to a car accident and his goal is to develop a self-driving car in order to save lives.
"Sensors, cameras, and computers can react to all kinds of driving situations." Google has already done testing on more than a million miles of roads.
The insurance companies are taking this seriously. They anticipate a future in which driverless cars make car travel much more safe, resulting in lower premiums.
"Premiums consumers pay could drop as much as 60 percent in 15 years as self-driving cars hit the roads."
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