You can buy a self-driving car for only $22,000

Google may be testing their autonomous cars and teaching them not to hit on buses, but other automobile manufacturers are already selling vehicles that have to self-driving capabilities. Granted, these are not fully autonomous vehicles and they can only drive under certain conditions. One of these models is the new entry-level Civic LX sedan from Honda, which costs North of $ 22000.

The new Civic will not be anywhere near as complex as Google's self-driving cars, but will pack an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) that helps you stay on the track and automatically corrects the trajectory of the vehicle and adjusts its speed. In addition to runway markings, the car monitors the traffic in front of him and offers features like automatic braking and adaptive cruise control.

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The Barack Obama administration has promised $ 4 million to accelerate deployment car as in the next decade, and vehicles as the newest Civics are a way to do it. These features of smart cars are supposed to improve road safety and reduce the number of accidents. The paper notes that in 2015, the traffic fatalities jumped from 9% during the 1st nine months for a year, which was an unexpected increase. Meanwhile, the Americans traveled only 4% total miles more than in the previous year, or a total of 3.15 trillion miles.

The Distractions, such for smartphones while driving at high speeds, driving while intoxicated and drowsiness can be responsible for the increase in the number of accidents. That's where the resources ADAS would help like a car would be able to maintain for a some autonomy, even when the driver is not fully concentrating on the road.

The Honda Civic will not be the only smart car available to buyers this year for less than the cost of a Tesla expensive. Other models include the Chevy Cruze and the infinite Q50 but is the Honda and Chevy more affordable options are 41% cheaper than for average price of a new car, according to Kelly Blue Book, even when ADAS packages are added.