Safely towards self-driving vehicles: new opportunities, new risks and new challenges during the automation of the traffic system
Step by step the automation of motor vehicles is growing. Our traffic system is in a transition towards self-driving cars and smart infrastructure. This report describes which developments are expected during the automation of the traffic system. It also discusses the implications of these developments on road safety: the opportunities and the risks. The report concludes with a research agenda to deal with the risks and make use of the opportunities.
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Corporate Authors:
SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research
The Hague, Netherlands -
Authors:
- Van Nes, N
- Duivenvoorden, K
- Publication Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 36p
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Serial:
- Issue Number: R-2017-2E
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Advanced driver information systems; Advanced traffic management systems; Advanced traffic management systems; Automated vehicle control; Research; Risk assessment; Vehicle to infrastructure communications
- Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
- ATRI Terms: Advanced driver information systems (ADIS); Advanced traffic management systems (ATMS); Autonomous vehicle; Research needs; Risk assessment; Vehicle to roadside communications
- Subject Areas: Research;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01627362
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- Files: ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 27 2017 9:47AM