ROBOTS TAKE THE WHEEL

Today, the automotive landscape is changing. Driver-assist technologies are appearing in the new vehicle fleet; the US Department of Transportation is partnering with researchers and manufacturers to develop connected-car technologies and infrastructure; and high-tech giants are experimenting with d...

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Published in:Risk management 2015-03, Vol.62 (2), p.26
Main Author: Thom, Peter R
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Automation
Automobile industry
Autonomous vehicles
Behavior
Costs
Fatalities
Innovations
Insurance industry
Liability insurance
Product development
Radio communications
Real time
Roads & highways
Robotics
Science fiction & fantasy
Software
Technology
Technology adoption
Traffic accidents & safety
Traffic congestion
Transportation planning
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Summary:Today, the automotive landscape is changing. Driver-assist technologies are appearing in the new vehicle fleet; the US Department of Transportation is partnering with researchers and manufacturers to develop connected-car technologies and infrastructure; and high-tech giants are experimenting with driverless vehicles. Since people are the weakest link in a safe-driving equation, it is obvious why regulators, academics and automakers see these new paradigm-shifting automotive technologies as the answer to human behavior issues behind the wheel. With a driver-assist enhanced car, the driver still captains the steering wheel and brakes, while the technology acts as the conduit of real-time intelligence. However, moving to a connected-vehicle environment complicates the fault-finding even further. The more interfaces affecting a vehicle's progress on the road, the greater the potential for hiccups along the way. Perhaps training better human drivers would be simpler, cheaper, easier on the environment and less intrusive in our daily lives.
ISSN:0035-5593