Another way to measure success is when the number of fatalities from
autonomous vehicles becomes less than other vehicle fatalities. There
will always be fatalities but when your risk is less in an AV, why not ?
I've seen several mentions about accident rates, but that is misleading.
It's almost certain that right from the start AVs will have fewer
accidents. It's important to look at fatalities. And probably near
fatalities, too.
Peri
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From: "Martin WINLOW via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
To: "EVDL Post Message" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
Cc: "Martin WINLOW" <sa...@evbitz.uk>
Sent: 30-Nov-20 11:49:22 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] 'All's not well with UK public charging' / Autonomy
David Roden:
'I'm also skeptical about the future of SDVs (self driving vehicles). I
think that they'll eventually, maybe soon, take over in closed-circuit uses,
but probably not on public roads. I think that they'll be pushed out for
sale too soon, and the resulting spectacular and highly publicised fatal
accidents will sour the public on them. We may also see legislation against
them.
Limited features such as driver assistance - basic Tesla autopilot
functionality, lane-holding features, collision avoidance, "smart" speed
limiters - yes, absolutely. But full self driving - I don't think so, not
on public roads, not in my lifetime. "
I’m not so sure… Ultimately it all comes down to money and if, as I suspect is
quite feasible, autonomous vehicles develop sufficiently to the point where
they prevent ~90% of road traffic collisions (RTC), generally, then the savings
in financial terms will, on its own, make autonomous vehicles happen, wether we
like it or not. The costs I’m talking about are, for example, to insurance
companies from prevented personal injuries, to national and local government
and related agencies and authorities in dealing with the aftermath of
collisions (both immediate and subsequent eg emergency services, court time,
pathologists etc, etc) not to mention the huge and often completely overlooked
costs of post-collision traffic congestion… the list goes on.
Regards, Martin Winlow
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