Driverless cars – a dream come true?

Driverless car technology is no doubt still it its infancy and there will be a long time wait until we can get our hands on one, especially with all the legal requirements around it. However, let say we are in 20xx when driverless cars are a reality, how would it change the world?

For normal people, the difference might just be “to drive or not to drive” but for someone like Steve Mahan, a blind man who lives in California, it could be life changing. See Google’s driverless car and Steve in action below.