Motivation
Millions of people have lost their lives or have become physically disabled worldwide in past many years as a consequence of traffic accidents. This has given the motivation to go for an Autonomous vehicle as almost most of the traffic accidents are caused by human mistakes. According to statistics, in the next 10 years the number of lives claimed by traffic accidents each year likely to be double. [15] Page 1 of 6
As per WHO about 1. 24 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes. [16]
Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people, aged 15–29 years. [16]
Half of those dying on the world's roads are “vulnerable road users”: pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. [16]
Without action, road traffic crashes are predicted to result in the deaths of around 1.9 million people annually by 2020. [16]
Most influential autonomous cars companies [18]
Road fatalities per capita (fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants per year). [17]