Autonomous Vehicles and Transit
Posted on Dec 15, 2017 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Autonomous Vehicles and Transit
In a recent interview, the CEO of Bridgestone Americas discussed the future of autonomous vehicles. Gordon Knapp noted that “it’s going to take a long time to reach that tipping point where we’re in this ‘autonomous mecca’”—and that the shift to driverless cars would likely “play out over decades.” He also noted that driverless vehicle technology might be adopted more quickly in the...
RAND: Don’t Make the Perfect the Enemy of the Good
Posted on Nov 10, 2017 in Industry News | Comments Off on RAND: Don’t Make the Perfect the Enemy of the Good
Researchers with the RAND Corporation have suggested that putting autonomous vehicles on the road before they are perfect can save lives. The researchers developed a model to estimate the number of lives saved or lost under 500 scenarios. The scenarios differed based on eight factors, including when driverless cars were introduced, how quickly they were adopted by consumers, and how...
UK Considering Bill on Automated and Electric Vehicles
Posted on Oct 19, 2017 in Technology Impacting Auto Insurance | Comments Off on UK Considering Bill on Automated and Electric Vehicles
A new bill introduced in the UK Parliament would govern self-driving cars and electric vehicles. The bill will require insurance for both the automated vehicle itself and the driver of an automated vehicle. It provides that the vehicle insurer will be liable for accidents caused by an automated vehicle that is driving itself; however, if an accident is caused by the human driver, the...
Accident-Free Driverless Cars?
Posted on Oct 19, 2017 in Industry News | Comments Off on Accident-Free Driverless Cars?
Autonomous vehicle technology developer Mobileye provided the industry with proposed standards to control how self-driving cars operate. These standards, which are based on mathematical formulas, are meant to ensure that the self-driving car does not cause accidents, and to determine how liability will be assigned if an accident occurs. Thus, for example, the standards might ensure...
New Federal Policy on Automated Vehicles
Posted on Sep 14, 2017 in Industry News | Comments Off on New Federal Policy on Automated Vehicles
The U.S. Department of Transportation and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have issued “version 2.0” of the Federal Automated Vehicle Policy, originally released in 2016. Automated Driving Systems: A Vision for Safety 2.0 is shorter and more streamlined than the original policy guidance. It contains voluntary guidance for manufacturers of Level 3-5 automated driving...
