Let’s take a look through the transportation side of things.
Death and injuries from auto related accidents continue to have an impact in trauma in the United States. Between January and June of 2020, nearly 19,000 people were killed from motor related accidents, and nearly 2.3 million people were seriously injured in 2015 in a span of 6 months.
- Android Auto
The system allows for the dashboard of acar to display and allow drivers to keep their eyes on the road. The complications of the system allow for calls, text messages, and usaged of maps without the need for holding a personal devide. The system is typically touch free as andrioid auto communicates with the driver through the audio system.
- Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay is very similar to Android Auto, but just for Apple users. Generally, it has the same functions, like the ability to make phone calls, receives text messages and reply, using maps and so one. The interface is typically the biggest difference, but some apps won’t even let the operator open them as long as the car is in drive.
- The idea of locating lost things or finding people
iPhones now have the ability to locate lost things or find people with such location turned on. It is called Find My iPhone. If you have any type of apple device, it will allow you to sign in with your iCloud account and connect via Bluetooth and allow you to find it on a map. The location is actually pretty precise. One of the better functions is that you can share you location with people whom also have an iPhone. I personally find this beneficial because if I am out with friends or somewhere that is questionable, I can tell someone and they can track my location. What if someone kidnapped me, as long as I have my phone on me and the battery isn’t dead, it would give someone time to locate me
Less safe.
- Tracking. We can literally track anyone at any time if they have some electronic device on them.
- The internet holds so much information out there. We have endless opportunities to do things with them. I could put something up for sale that is no where near what it is listed to be. Someone could be talking to someone they think is who they say they are, meet up with them and they are someone totally different and dangerous. It is possible to speak through a screen and harass people. I think this makes things especially dangerous for the younger generations because they could be impressionable and more outlets to be bullied and so one.
- Everything is becoming computerized. We are trying to create robots to do human functions. Just as humans malfunction, I think it may be easier to “control” such or handle it, but what if all these robots start malfunctioning. It wouldn’t be as easy to deal with that.