Saving Lives and Money by Encouraging Automated Vehicle Safety TechnologiesA United States Policy Perspective

July 2015

2015

Safety ConcernsCosts of Transportation

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Vehicular Collisions: Stats

32,000 Fatalities2,000,000 Injuries5,000,000 Crashes>

Source: NHTSA (1)

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Vehicular Collisions: Cause

Human Error

94%

Source: NHTSA (3)

2015

Crash Avoidance TechnologySensing a Safer Future

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Crash Avoidance Tech.

Source: International Transportation Forum

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Crash Avoidance Tech.

Without WithSource: IIHS (1)

Automatic Emergency Braking (@25mph)

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Crash Avoidance Impact

Predicted to Prevent/Mitigate

of vehicle crashes with unimpaired drivers

95%21,000 lives

Source: Volpe, USDOT

1.3million injuries

2015

Issues & Policy SolutionsHow government can make a measurable difference

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Main Issue: Market Diffusion

less

than3%of cars on the road have

crash avoidance technology

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Issue: Lack of National Safety Strategy

Change in road fatalities 2013 in comparison to 2000

Source: International Transportation Forum IRTAD

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Vision Zero

Vision Zero is a strategy

to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe

injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for

all.

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Vision Zero

2011-2020

“Decade of Action for Road

Safety”-United Nations General Assembly

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Vision Zero

Source: visionzeronetwork.org

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Rec. #1: Define National Strategy

USDOT implement1.UN Standards2.Vision Zeroin strategic planning

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Issue: Market Availability

Source: IIHS (2)

% of vehicles with technology

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NCAP

New Car Assessment Program

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NCAP Criteria

Country

UK YES

Germany YES

France YES

Sweden YES

Netherlands

YES

Italy YES

Country

Spain YES

Belgium YES

Australia YES

New Zealand

YES

Japan YES

United States

NOMost advanced countries include crash avoidance technology in assessment of the 5-star rating

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Recommendation #11. Support FY2016 budget to update

NCAP2. NCAP should include Crash Avoidance

Technology in determination of 5-star rating

Rec. #2: Update NCAPRecommendation for

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Conclusion

1.Humans2.New technology3.Timescale4.International Leader

Saving Lives and Money by Incentivizing Automated Vehicle Safety Technologies Thank

youA United States Policy Perspective

Garrett DowdUniversity of Akron - BSME 2015https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrettdowd

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