Adrian Chiles (Driverless automobiles are taking us on a street to nowhere, 10 September) needs to know who requested for driverless automobiles. I did. I’ve an eye fixed situation referred to as nystagmus and can by no means have the ability to drive except a “tech-bro willy-waver”, or anybody else, finds a treatment. Fortuitously, not each driver is as reckless as those Chiles despairs of, and essentially the most cautious of all might not even be human.

Waymo, Google’s sister firm, says its automobiles have far fewer crashes inflicting accidents than human drivers. In July, the US Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security discovered that its automobiles had 68% fewer crashes per mile than human drivers.

Anybody eager to take a swipe at tech-bro tradition may decide a greater goal than a product that may save lives and provides individuals like me independence. Chiles says we will’t be mates if driverless automobiles are close to my high 10 wishlist. Effectively, I can’t wait to get into one.
Lars Janssen
Haywards Heath, West Sussex

My 18-year-old daughter is severely disabled, won’t ever reside independently and is totally reliant on the help of others. To name the event of driverless automobiles the “willy-waving” of tech bros maybe comes from a place of being able-bodied.

Driverless automobiles open up my daughter’s world with out the dangers related along with her vulnerability. Augmented-reality glasses rework disabled individuals’s lives. An iPad has taught my daughter tips on how to maintain her hand nonetheless to have the ability to level.
Richard Connell
Richmond, London

Don’t be too fast to sentence driverless automobiles. They could possibly be the saviour of nation pubs. There are such a lot of fantastic boozers round the place I reside, however you both should drive to them and have one pint, which isn’t actually definitely worth the go to, or faff about getting an costly taxi. Driverless automobiles? Carry ’em on!
Michael Fuller
Ampthill, Bedfordshire