A driverless world

As kids we used to call a driver ‘Draiwel’, which derived from the English word. Kids used to greet a bus driver whenever they got on a bus by singing an old song like ‘Long live our driver’ while clapping their hands. Well, that song has now vanished and so has the driver’s job, especially with the invention of automated and driverless means of transport such as the Dubai Metro, which was included in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest automated metro grid in the world that is remotely operated by an electronic system to ensure more punctuality

I would also like to refer to the Google self-driving car that company officials describe as safer than vehicles driven by man as they are equipped with sensors that respond to changes quicker than man can. Most automobile manufacturers are currently using industrial intelligence to manufacture self-operated means of transport and drones such as those used for weather forecasting, video shooting, firefighting and air bombardment in military operations.

The same will apply for ship captains who will control and cruise their ships remotely from the convenience of their offices at the shipping companies they work for. According to BBC, some Japanese freight companies have already started developing such captain-less ships. Rolls Royce also announced plans to manufacture remotely operated ships to join service by 2020.

In politics, we have also experienced some ‘remotecontrolling’ or ‘puling strings’ where many politicians are more like a modern driverless taxi controlled by a central operations center determining their routes.

—Translated by Kuwait Times

In politics, we have also experienced some ‘remote-controlling’ or ‘puling strings’