1SafetyConsiderationsforAutonomousVehiclesfreshconsulting.comFreshConsulting2TableofContentsIntroCurrentStateoftheIndustryThePlayers:Companies,Governments,andAdvocacyGroupsSafetyConsiderationsforAutonomousVehiclesandRoboticsOutlookandPredictions351023323IntroFullyautonomousvehicleshavethepotentialtofreeuphumantimeandattention,whileultimatelymakingtransportationsafer.Theroadtoperfectingthistechnologyislong,butengineershavebeenworkingtowardsrealizingthetechnologyforalmost100years.Infiveyears,theself-drivingcarwillcelebrateitsone-hundredthbirthday.Yes,self-drivingvehiclesarealmostacenturyold.In1925,theHoudinaRadioControlcompanydebutedthe“AmericanWonder,”a1926Chandlerautomobilethatwasequippedwithradio-controlledsteering.1Houdina’steamfollowedtheAmericanWonderdownthestreetsofNewYork,controllingitviaremotecontrol.Inthelate‘70s,Stanfordresearcherscreatedwhatcouldbeconsideredthefirstexampleoftrulyautonomousdriving;theirStanfordCartwasabletoindependentlynavigatearoomfullofchairsin5hours.2Thecartpausedfor10to15minutesaftereverymeteroftraveltoevaluateitssurroundingsandchooseitsnextpath.We’vecomealongwaysincetheseprojects—inthe1990s,engineerswerefinallyabletocreatefully-autonomouscarsthattravelatspeedsacceptableforUSroadways.Thetechhasnotdevelopedinavacuum;everyotherareaofthetechindustryhasadvancedaswell,broadening...
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