Autonomous car safety. What are the risks?

Autonomous cars, also known as self-driving or driverless vehicles, have the potential to greatly improve safety on the roads by eliminating human error, which is a major cause of accidents. However, the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles also carries certain risks and challenges that need to be carefully considered and addressed.

Some of the potential risks and challenges associated with autonomous car safety include:

• Technical failures: Autonomous vehicles rely on a complex combination of technologies to operate, and there is always the possibility of technical failures or malfunctions that could lead to accidents.
• Sensors and perception: Autonomous vehicles use sensors, such as cameras and lidar, to perceive and understand their environment. However, these sensors can be impaired by weather, dust, and other factors, which could limit their effectiveness and lead to accidents.
• Machine learning and decision-making: Autonomous vehicles rely on machine learning algorithms to analyze data from their sensors and make decisions about how to operate. There is a risk that these algorithms could make mistakes or be fooled by unexpected or unusual situations, which could lead to accidents.
• Cybersecurity: Autonomous vehicles are vulnerable to cyber attacks, which could compromise their safety and cause accidents.
• Regulation and legal issues: The development and deployment of autonomous vehicles is a complex and multifaceted endeavor that involves many different stakeholders, and there are many regulatory and legal issues that need to be considered and addressed.

Overall, it is important to carefully consider and address these risks and challenges in order to ensure the safety of autonomous vehicles. This may involve a combination of technical measures, such as improving the reliability and robustness of the technologies used, as well as regulatory measures, such as establishing safety standards and protocols.

Putting an autonomous vehicle to the test in downtown London

Autonomous Car Quotes:

• What kind of insurance ought a self-driving car to have? If it goes wrong, who’s liable? ~Margareta Drzeniek-Hanouz
• “People are so bad at driving cars that computers don’t have to be that good to be much better. Any time you stand in line at the D.M.V. and look around, you’re like, Oh, my God, I wish all these people were replaced by computer drivers.” ~Marc Andreessen
• “Take the self-driving car and the smartphone and put those together and think about how to manage a smart grid because suddenly you have all of this data coming from those two mechanisms that allow for a much higher level of allocating energy much more efficiently.” ~Jonathon Keats
• “Do you remember when you were a kid, and Christmas Eve, it was so exciting, you weren’t sure what was going to be downstairs? Well, it’s going to be Christmas Eve for a while.” ~Tim Cook
• “Self-driving cars surely will make a huge contribution to society. We’ll be able to redesign the urban environment so that parks will replace parking lots. Think of the money we’ll save, the reduction in accidents and the incredible freedom this will provide people who can’t drive today.” ~Jen-Hsun Huang 
• “Autonomous vehicles are a game changer for supply chain.  Keep up with this technology or risk being left behind.” ~EverythingSupplyChain.com

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“My goal is for General Motors to lead in safe autonomous driving.” ~Mary, Barra, CEO of GM

“If people trust artificial intelligence (AI) to drive a car, people will most likely trust AI to do your job.” ~Dave Waters

“Self-driving cars are the natural extension of active safety and obviously something we should do.” ~Elon Musk

“Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work.  People are so bad at driving cars that computers don’t have to be that good to be much better.” ~Marc Andreesen