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RESCUE & EMERGENCY SERVICES: Driverless vehicles may also be able to reach people in need in dangerous or remote areas, without putting rescue workers at risk.
DRIVING SCHOOLS: Driving schools could largely disappear as the ability to manually operate a car transitions from a necessary skill to a hobby.
URBAN PLANNING: Thought leaders warn that improved, more effortless travel could lead to increased urban sprawl as people stop prioritizing the convenience of proximity to city centers.
INTERNET SERVICE PROVISION: There will likely be a future in which Internet service providers adapt their offerings to the driverless vehicle space.
INTERIOR’ DESIGN/MANUFACTURING: As companies that specialize in vehicle-interior design refine visions for how travel will take place in AVs, companies that manufacture vehicle interiors could also change what they produce.
CYBERSECURITY: Startups are innovating to keep AV cybersecurity risks to a minimum: Karamba Security, for one, has built a solution that protects a car’s externally connected components by identifying and blocking attack attempts.
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT: With a connected network, every vehicle would theoretically know of accidents, obstructions, and police/fire/rescue activities along their routes and be rerouted accordingly.
HOME IMPROVEMENT: With automation promising to slash the need to personally own a car, remodeling unneeded garage space could soon become a thriving industry.
LITIGATION: Currently, 94% of crashes can be tied back to human error: automation could decrease these accidents, potentially leading to a decline in related lawsuits.
MILITARY OPERATIONS: Military adoption of self-driving vehicles could remove military personnel from danger, reducing injuries and saving lives.
GLOBAL NONPROFIT WORK & DISASTER RELIEF: Making supplies and connectivity more readily available in remote areas could increase the efficacy of nonprofit
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