Summary Reader Response Draft 1


In the article “Singapore revs up engines for autonomous vehicle race”, Noble (2019) states that Singapore has made an advancement towards Autonomous Vehicles (AV) to promote safety in recent years to be on par with other countries. With the launch of AVs, TR68 was implemented to promote safety. By implementing driverless vehicles, it is beneficial for providing aid to the disabled and mobility towards the elderly. Most accidents occur due to human error. Thus, AVs also helps to provide the safety of the community and the environment. According to Noble (2019), "TR68 was develop to cover four key areas of AV deployment including vehicle behaviour, vehicle functional safety, cybersecurity, and data formats". Likewise, TR68 will help to allure foreign autonomous companies. However, Singapore's development on AVs has yet to reach the optimum standard as compared to other countries. Moreover, the writer fails to mention the disadvantages of having AVs.

Firstly, in comparison with Singapore, the United States have better technology and innovation for AVs. The United States has the highest AV technology firm headquarters and the best capacity for innovation. With its advanced technology and innovation, the United States is able to produce driverless vehicles to promote its competency on the roads. For example, Tesla is one of the United States car manufacturers that support advanced autopilot function, which has safety measures added to the vehicles. 

Secondly, Singapore is one of the countries that lead in the infrastructure of AVs. However, the Netherlands is way ahead of Singapore in terms of its infrastructure. Netherlands has a huge amount of AV companies and has the most electric vehicle charging points throughout the country.  According to KPMG executive (2018), "The intensively-used Dutch roads are very well developed and maintained, and other indicators like telecoms infrastructure are also very strong". Moreover, the Netherlands also consists of the highest usage of electric vehicles. All of this is possible as the Netherlands Government provides plenty of funds for the development of AVs. 

Lastly, despite the advancement in the development of AVs, the disadvantages of AVs are critical. First of all, when drivers become much more accustomed to not driving, their skill and experience to drive will slowly vanish. Complications will arise as if any case that there is a need for the driver to drive, it will be an issue. Furthermore, the system that is running in the AVs are all by itself, without any support. If there is any computer malfunction, this will cause a major issue as safety measures will not play a part and lives will be at risk. Also, having AVs will be prone to Hackers. They could be hacking into the vehicle's software and controlling or affecting its operation which would be a major concern. Not to mention that hackers can use AVs to their advantage to obtain classified information about the owner. Also, in harsh weather conditions, AVs might not be able to operate as well due to its non-operative sensors to such conditions.

In conclusion, although Singapore managed to maintain its standard for AVs, it is still inadequate as they have yet to reach the peak for the key influencing factors to boost its status for AVs. Besides, the writer needs to discuss the disadvantages of AVs as it contradicts the safety factor of implementing AVs in Singapore. Thus, the disadvantages of AVs should be provided.

References

Shankland, S. (2019, August 20). Take a close-up look at Tesla's self-driving car computer and its two AI brains. Retrieved from https://www.cnet.com/news/meet-tesla-self-driving-car-computer-and-its-two-ai-brains/

EE Times: Electronic Engineering Times: Connecting the Global Electronics Community. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.eetimes.com/author.aspsection_id=36&doc_id=1332885#

Consultancy.eu. (2018, June 6). Why The Netherlands is the globe's top location for self-driving cars. Retrieved from https://www.consultancy.eu/news/1098/why-the-netherlands-is-the-globes-top-location-for-self-driving-cars.

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Autonomous Car. (2018, May 3). Retrieved from http://www.halffastchicago.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-autonomous-car/

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  1. Hi Nazirul. Your summary reader response draft 1 is really well written, keep up the good work. Please find below link to the peer review google docs for your attention.

    https://docs.google.com/document/d/1by75DQzkUl-VBG79aL3koWR_KfTfYovOcHhIIA_QmuQ/edit?usp=drivesdk

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