Read this short passage and answer the question below:
Cruising into a Driverless Future
By Chloe Reichel
Eerie as it may seem to drive alongside a car with no one behind the wheel, autonomous vehicles are poised to hit the roads in the next few years. A lawsuit between Uber and Waymo, Google’s self-driving car project, settled in February 2018 illustrates the fierce battle to develop driverless car technology. Many cars already employ semi-autonomous technology, such as parking assistance and lane monitoring. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) suggests that automated vehicles could promote safety on the road. According to NHTSA’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, 94 percent of car accidents are linked to human choice or error. Automated vehicles, the NHTSA writes, could reduce the frequency of crashes by eliminating some human error on the roads. The policy indicates positive features of automated vehicles beyond safety, including potential environmental benefits and increased mobility for those otherwise unable to drive. The cutting-edge technology, however, presents ethical questions and other concerns. Some research included in this roundup indicates that the environmental effects of widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles might not be positive. Safety benefits are not so clear-cut either.
“According to NHTSA’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, 94 percent of car accidents are linked to human choice or error.”
The author includes this line to—
A) provide an alternate argument to why automated vehicles are not a good idea.
B) show how safety benefits are not clear yet.
C) support the idea that automated vehicles could reduce the reduce the high number of accidents linked to human choice and error.
D) argue the fact that people need to become better drives.