Development of autonomous driving is such a pace that it is difficult to accurately predict how long a human intervention in the process will be quite unnecessary. Probably need a half, two decades to completely change the very concept of the relationship between man and car. The increase of electric fleet will require qualitative changes in groups of service. The need for a minder will decline, and by electrical specialists - to grow.
The driver's seat will become a convenient compartment for trips with a minimum of controls. Much of the usual for drivers Ten years ago, disappeared today.
the shift lever is not needed
Even today, the automatic transmission is devoid of the usual lever to switch speed. Only three positions of the lever to move, stop, reverse gear of the vehicle. Nothing prevents realize transmission control with buttons or a touch sensor.
For an electric problem of changing the gear ratio in general not necessary. drive control, speed change is carried out through the electronic filing instructions. The control buttons can be placed on the handlebar or near the instrument panel.
The command "forward", "back" may be the votes cast. Even today, easy to integrate into vehicle control voice recognition system.
pedals
The clutch pedal is no longer present in cars with automatic transmission, variable speed. Given that the traffic route will pass under the control of the autopilot, speed pedal, the brakes could easily be transformed into a button on the joystick. Radars, optical sensors will determine the distance between vehicles on the road. Electronics itself will decide on changes in speed or braking.
Rear view mirrors
Speakers violating the aerodynamics of the body mirror, soon disappear from the cars. Less overall camera replace them. The display can be reflected: marking lanes, sharp image of neighboring vehicles. There are already models with cameras instead of mirrors.
Hood
The internal combustion engine requires regular access to their units. The introduction of electric vehicles leads to the dispersal of power plants directly to the wheels.
battery inspection, the individual components can be carried out through special hatches access. Open the hood is not necessary.
steering wheel
Steering wheel - a symbol of power of the driver of the vehicle is likely to be transformed into a joystick type of game. He will take up less space, to be used only when necessary driver intervention autopilot actions.
On such a car of the near future fans drive simply will have nothing to realize their desire to speed and risky driving. But there was a risk that the failure of the driver to perform a man-autopilot instructions, the driver simply will not controls.