Question

Which sentence from "Putting Brakes on

Driverless Cars" BEST supports the inference that
driverless cars could give rise to new safety issues
that are potentially worse than current safety
issues?
A. "It seems that people have a genuine
dependence on technology in everyday
life."
B. "Designers claim that they will eliminate
the need for human drivers and prevent
traffic collisions."
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C. "First, drivers will likely be less aware of
their surroundings than if they had been
driving all along.
D. "While great advancements do help
society, the driverless car is not one that
needs to be pursued."

Answer 1

Answer: C. "First, drivers will likely be less aware of their surroundings than if they had been driving all along.''

Step-by-step explanation:

The author believes that there is a chance that driverless cars will safety issues that could be just as or even more dangerous than the ones created by having a human drive the car.

One issue given was that drivers who now rely on the car driving themselves will be less aware of their surrounding. The premise here is that accidents are better prevented if people are aware of what is happening around them as they drive so as to avoid any threats that may come up.

If this is taken away from drivers, and they have to take over driving for whatever reason from the automated driver, they would be at a disadvantage in reading situations because they had not been driving all along.