How can automated and connected cars improve road safety?
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Cars that are automated, connected or even self-driving hold great potential to further improve road safety. Indeed, many of today’s active safety technologies are already helping to prepare road users for a future when vehicles take over control from drivers.
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When Driving Is (Partially) Automated, People Drive More
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Ensuring the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
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Autonomous Vehicles Factsheet Center for Sustainable Systems
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Freight Rail & Highly Automated Vehicles - AAR
How can automated and connected cars improve road safety?
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IIHS Study: Autonomous Cars Won't Prevent Majority of Crashes
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RSS Explained: the Five Rules for Autonomous Vehicle Safety
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Are Self-Driving Cars Safe?
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Autonomous car and the future of road safety - Telefónica
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Frontiers Are Connected and Automated Vehicles the Silver Bullet for Future Transportation Challenges? Benefits and Weaknesses on Safety, Consumption, and Traffic Congestion
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Multiple vehicle cooperation and collision avoidance in automated vehicles: survey and an AI-enabled conceptual framework
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Five challenges in designing a fully autonomous system for driverless cars – IIoT World
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In a crash, should self-driving cars save passengers or pedestrians? 2 million people weigh in
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5 Ways Self-Driving Cars Could Make Our World (And Our Lives) Better
How can road users improve safety?