Cars are becoming more and more advanced. One thing that shows this leap more than ever is the cars driving school are now using for driving lessons and intensive driving courses; this has changed dramatically over years with cars having so much more gadegets. We now have satellite navigation systems, which can track exactly where we are, entertainment systems throughout the vehicles and cruise control.

But cars are developing at enormous speeds and experts have predicted that within the next decade cars could actually drive themselves. At this moment in time you are most likely thinking that this is something that can only be seen in movies, but I can guarantee you that if you look at the technology that is behind this then you will surely see that we are close to it.

As mentioned above we already have satellite navigation systems which are able to track exactly where you are and the speed that you are travelling at. With the expansion of the internet hitting new heights, there is really not long left until vehicle devices start communicating online.

What I am really trying to say is that the satellite navigation device will check how fast you are travelling and your position on the road, which will then send the statistics promptly over the internet, which will in turn send the info to any other vehicles that are next to you. By knowing the speed you are driving at, the vehicles themselves will be able to avoid collisions and they can take us to our destination without getting lost because they know exactly where they are going.

So literally for a huge amount of lorry drivers it could be a dream come true as they could sleep until the vehicle reaches its destination. In other words it’s a bit like an autopilot.