ESL Questions Driverless Cars
Driverless Cars
Driverless cars stir debate in classrooms. These 75 questions explore the technology from basic 'how do they work?' to complex ethical dilemmas about safety, responsibility, and what the future of driving looks like.
Beginner
Have you ever seen a driverless car?
Do driverless cars have a steering wheel?
Would you ride in a driverless car?
How do driverless cars work?
Do driverless cars need a human driver?
Can computers make driving decisions?
Would you trust a driverless car?
Are driverless cars safe to use?
Do driverless cars exist in your city?
What sensors do driverless cars have?
Can driverless cars recognize traffic signs?
Would you feel scared riding alone?
Is driverless car technology ready now?
Will driverless cars replace human drivers?
Do driverless cars cost a lot?
Can driverless cars drive in rain?
How fast can driverless cars go?
Would your family trust driverless cars?
Do driverless cars need a license?
Are driverless cars good for environment?
Can cars communicate with each other?
Would driverless cars reduce car accidents?
Do driverless cars have backup systems?
Is it legal to own one?
What scares you about driverless cars?
Intermediate
What do you think about driverless car technology?
Would you buy a driverless car if you could afford it?
How do you think driverless cars will change transportation?
Have you ever been in a vehicle with autonomous features?
What would be the biggest advantage of driverless cars?
Do you think people will ever fully trust them?
If a driverless car had to choose between hitting a person or swerving, what should it do?
How would driverless cars affect taxi and truck drivers?
What concerns do you have about driverless technology?
Would cities be safer with mostly driverless cars?
Do you think insurance would be cheaper for driverless cars?
What would change in your life if you didn't need to drive?
How do driverless cars handle unexpected situations?
Would you prefer a driverless car for long highway drives?
What rules should exist for driverless cars?
Do you think driverless cars will ever be 100 percent safe?
How would emergency services interact with driverless cars?
What technological breakthroughs do driverless cars still need?
Would you worry about hackers controlling driverless cars?
How soon do you think driverless cars will be common?
What's more important: safety or convenience with driverless cars?
Do you think poorer neighborhoods would get driverless cars later?
How would driverless cars handle parking?
Would driverless cars change how we design roads?
What would be the hardest part of fully switching to driverless cars?
Advanced
If driverless cars eliminate human error, why should society still impose speed limits or safety regulations?
We trust pilots to fly hundreds of people, yet we hesitate with one driverless car. What's the real difference?
When a driverless car crashes, should the manufacturer or the owner be responsible?
Does requiring human oversight of driverless cars defeat their entire purpose?
If driverless cars reduce accidents by 90 percent, is it ethical to keep human drivers on the road?
Should society sacrifice freedom for safety with driverless cars?
What does it say about us that we'd rather delegate driving than take responsibility for it?
If rich people can afford manual cars while poor people get driverless cars, have we created two-tier transportation?
Would driverless cars actually solve traffic, or just enable more people to move further away?
At what point does optimizing every decision with algorithms become absurd?
Do we really want cars that perfectly obey traffic laws, or do we secretly like the chaos of human driving?
If driverless cars become ubiquitous, will we lose the practical skills to drive manually?
Should driverless cars be programmed to sacrifice passengers' safety to protect pedestrians?
Is the real appeal of driverless cars that we can check our phones, and if so, should we admit that?
How would driverless cars change inequality if only wealthy areas get them first?
When a driverless car's computer malfunctions, who's actually at fault?
Would you trust a driverless car more in a country with strict regulations or one with none?
If driverless cars are just software, can they be hacked to kill you, and does that change the ethics?
Are we building driverless cars because they're genuinely safer, or because we refuse to blame human drivers?
What social problem do we think driverless cars will solve that they actually won't?
If driverless cars became mandatory, would you feel liberated or controlled?
Do we want driverless cars because they're better, or because we're exhausted by human driving?
Could driverless cars become a tool for mass surveillance?
Should society prioritize driverless cars if it means fewer jobs for drivers?
If driverless cars are the future, what should we do with the cultural identity around driving?