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Picture a congested motorway filled with vehicles travelling at approximately 100 kilometres per hour, with only a matter of metres (9) .......... each car. It sounds like a scenario from a dystopian novel — yet this could be the reality of your (10) .......... commute within just a few years.
On arriving at your destination, there will be no circling in search of parking. (11) .......... , you will simply wave the vehicle goodbye; another will arrive to (12) .......... you up when you are ready to return home.
According to advocates of the technology, the proliferation of driverless vehicles will (13) .......... in travel that is faster, safer, less stressful and considerably cheaper. Optimists believe widespread adoption is not far off: Elon Musk has suggested commercial viability by the 2020s, while both BMW and Ford have predicted that companies will be purchasing entire (14) .......... of autonomous vehicles as early as 2021.
The very concept of car ownership will be transformed. Rather than purchasing a personal vehicle, consumers will buy (15) .......... pay-as-you-go transport services — yielding substantial savings on insurance, road tax and maintenance alike. The average privately owned car sits (16) .......... for the overwhelming majority of its existence; the financial implications of eliminating those idle hours are considerable.