Mass Terror, Autonomous Vehicles and The Internet of Everything

According to statistics presented by the World Health Organization, 1.2 million lives are lost each year to car accidents. Further, 99% of these accidents are a result of human error. Perhaps a slight delay in hitting the brakes, or some casual speeding in an accident-prone zone, it is always some self-absorbed dimwit messing things up for society. According to Sebastian Thrun, leader of Google's self-driving car project, autonomous vehicles have the potential to reduce the death toll from road accidents by as much as a half. By eliminating all involvement with the apish race of greasy nincompoops that is humans, self-driving vehicles will allow for safer, more convenient road transport. Using a host of features such as GPS, cameras, LIDAR, radar, and the company's mapping technology, Google's autonomous vehicles map out an accurate projection of their surroundings allowing for smoother and safer navigation.