1、1Safety Considerations for Autonomous VFresh Consulting2Table of ContentsIntroCurrent State of the IndustryThe Players:Companies,Governments,and Advocacy GroupsSafety Considerations for Autonomous Vehicles and RoboticsOutlook and Predictions351023323IntroFully autonomous vehicles have the potential

2、to free up human time and attention,while ultimately making transportation safer.The road to perfecting this technology is long,but engineers have been working towards realizing the technology for almost 100 years.In five years,the self-driving car will celebrate its one-hundredth birthday.Yes,self-

3、driving vehicles are almost a century old.In 1925,the Houdina Radio Control company debuted the“American Wonder,”a 1926 Chandler automobile that was equipped with radio-controlled steering.1 Houdinas team followed the American Wonder down the streets of New York,controlling it via remote control.In

4、the late 70s,Stanford researchers created what could be considered the first example of truly autonomous driving;their Stanford Cart was able to independently navigate a room full of chairs in 5 hours.2 The cart paused for 10 to 15 minutes after every meter of travel to evaluate its surroundings and

5、 choose its next path.Weve come a long way since these projects in the 1990s,engineers were finally able to create fully-autonomous cars that travel at speeds acceptable for US roadways.The tech has not developed in a vacuum;every other area of the tech industry has advanced as well,broadening the c

6、apabilities of the modern self-driving vehicle.Today,semi-autonomous systems,like Teslas Autopilot,are so capable that customers feel comfortable putting their vehicle on autopilot for 95 percent of a coast-to-coast road trip.3 44Were still a few years away from being able to catch a self-driving ca