Don't Worry: Connected Automated Vehicles Are Better Drivers Than We Are and They Will Not Break the Internet! [Connected and Automated Vehicles]

People have always feared new technology. In [1], the authors explain the impact that hours and hours in front of a screen, such as a smartphone, has on our brains, but also notices that all new technology was initially received with hesitation. They give several amusing examples: In the 16th century, we were told that all this new information being available to us now that books could be mass produced would overwhelm and flood our brains. In the 19th century, we were told that traveling above 30 km/h (18.6 mph) was unnatural and would lead to vomiting. A little later in the same century, we were told that the phone was a devil's invention, and will attract thunder, lightning, and evil spirits. Finally, in the 1950s, the TV was said to hypnotize its viewers and make them do insane things.