Synthesis of Autonomous Vehicle Guideline for Public Road-Testing Sustainability

Autonomous vehicles have the potential to reduce the risk of accidents as they eliminate the element of human error from driving. Lack of attention, poor judgement, or physical limitations may lead to road incidents. Thus, the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles should be a priority. H...

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Published in:Sustainability 2022-02, Vol.14 (3), p.1456
Main Authors: Abu Bakar, Amirul Ibrahim, Abas, Mohd Azman, Muhamad Said, Mohd Farid, Tengku Azhar, Tengku Azrul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Automobiles
Autonomous vehicles
Driving ability
Guidelines
Human error
Laboratories
Public opinion
Regulation
Risk reduction
Roads
Roads & highways
Safety
Sustainability
Traffic congestion
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Summary:Autonomous vehicles have the potential to reduce the risk of accidents as they eliminate the element of human error from driving. Lack of attention, poor judgement, or physical limitations may lead to road incidents. Thus, the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles should be a priority. However, before being publicly available, autonomous vehicles must be tested to ensure their viability and safety by conducting public road testing. Autonomous vehicles have been designed and tested since the early 1900s; however, deployment of fully autonomous vehicles on public roads only started in the 2000s. Numerous countries have developed guidelines for public road testing, but those rules are not uniform, and discrepancies occur between nations. Issues such as vehicular safety, registrations, authority, insurance, cybersecurity, and infrastructures weigh differently in each country. Synthesizing these diverse national regulations into global guidelines would promote the safety and sustainability of autonomous vehicle testing and benefit all parties interested in autonomous vehicles.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su14031456