Welfare
Automated cars could reduce labor costs; relieve travelers from driving
and navigation chores, thereby replacing behind-the-wheel commuting
hours with more time for leisure or work; and also would lift
constraints on occupant ability to drive, distracted and texting while
driving, intoxicated, prone to seizures, or otherwise impaired. For the
young, the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income citizens,
automated cars could provide enhanced mobility. The removal of the
steering wheelóalong with the remaining driver interface and the
requirement for any occupant to assume a forward-facing positionówould
give the interior of the cabin greater ergonomic flexibility. Large
vehicles, such as motorhomes, would attain appreciably enhanced ease of
use.