9A - Testing the Hypothesis, Part 2

Interview 1: 

• This student is a freshman college student who doesn't drive at college. He feels that he wouldn't need the autonomous communication since he believes he is a safe driver and is always aware of his surroundings since he hasn't been a car accident ever.

Interview 2:

• I interviewed a middle-class mother who drives her kids to school. She states that if the autonomous communication was an add on feature to the car  then she wouldn't want to pay for the feature since it may cost too much and as a result would stick to driving carefully and attentively.

Interview 3:

•  I interviewed a college student that drives a car at UF. He questioned what would happen to all the older cars that wouldn't have the autonomous communication if it was implemented in older cars. He states that as a college student he would just use the car he has instead of buying a new car for a feature he feels is unnecessary as he could just drive safely.

Interview 4:

• I interviewed someone who uses public transportation instead of driving. She stated how it was probably a good idea but wouldn't have the need since she used buses or other forms of public transportation instead.

Interview 5:

• I interviewed a student who bikes around campus. He says he doesn't have the need since he doesn't use a car around campus and when he goes somewhere far he uses public transportation, SNAP, or Uber instead so he said he wouldn't have the need.

Inside the boundary	Outside the boundary
Who is In: People who drive regularly and believe they need safety features when they drive. Drivers with disabilities.	Who is Not: People who believe they already drive safe. People who wouldn't be able to afford it. People who use public transportation or other means of transportation than a car.
What the Need Is: Something that could counter human error while driving so there would be a decrease in crashes.	What the Need is Not: Wouldn't help to decrease crashes between motorcycles or crashes with pedestrians or bikers.
Why the Need Exists: The need exists since humans are fallible and as a result a tremendous amount of crashes happen every year in the US alone and there is a need to reduce the number of fatalities in crashes.	Alternative Explanations: The amount of crashes happen because people aren't paying attention to the road and older people who may have hearing or seeing problems which also increases the risk of crashing.