Driverless vehicles have the potential to greatly reduce injuries and fatalities on our roads. But are current driverless systems safe? What will it take to make them safe? Are they as safe for non-motorized users as they are for automobile traffic? What type of regulation and oversight is appropriate and necessary to ensure safety?
The Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation has dozens dozens of safety-oriented groups around the nation to co-sign Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety's letters to members of Congress about the serious issues that remain with driverless vehicle technology. These letters have addressed these problems in depth and proposed practical solutions.
These letter from Advocates lays out the issues and solutions with clarity and detail. If you have been concerned about these issues--or wondering why we have been raising them so vocally--please take the time to read this letter
STATEMENT OF SHAUN KILDARE, PH.D.
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH