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Standards And Testing Will Help Keep Autonomous Vehicles Moving Safely On The Road

Many of us are enthusiastic about the prospect of self-driving cars or automated vehicles. They promise to free us from the stress of driving. Automated cars may also reduce accidents caused by distraction or poor judgement.

Cars now come with more automated features — such as headlight activation, emergency braking, detection and avoidance, and more. Many vehicles now include artificial intelligence to help vehicles drive safely. So why aren’t fleets of self-driving cars already for sale and out on the road? There’s a lot we don’t really know about how to:

• automate driving;

• measure driving performance;

• make sure automated vehicles drive safely. >