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Driving to Safety, Reconsidered
We likely do not need to observe AVs for billions of miles to assure us that they are less likely to get into fatal crashes.

Correcting Common Misconceptions about the AV START Act
Blocking the AV START Act is worse than simply accepting the status quo—it's a failure to create a stable regulatory framework for a technology that will change how we live and work, undermining safety and consumer protection while ceding technological leadership.

Crosspost: To Make Autonomous Vehicles Safe, We Have to Rethink ‘Autonomous’ and ‘Safe’
Our expectations and standards regarding safety will need to be tailored to the use cases those vehicles are designed for—many of which will be less sophisticated than we’ve been led to expect.

Fatal Self-Driving Vehicle Incident in Arizona Underscores Need for National Effort to Implement Advanced Safety Technology
Critics of autonomy will likely use the Uber accident to argue that self-driving cars are too dangerous, but the incident reflects the need for continued public testing to perfect the technology.

White Paper Highlights Transformative Impact of AVs for the Disability Community
The biggest impacts in AV innovation may well be experienced by the six million disabled people in the U.S. who have difficulty accessing the transportation they need every day.

Commission to Establish Best Practices for Testing and Deployment of Driverless Cars
An expert commission has been established by Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) that will recommend best practices for testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles.

Beyond Fuel Savings: Autonomous Vehicles to Reduce Drunk-Driving Deaths
Transportation services like Uber and Lyft are already reducing the number of deaths from drunk driving. Autonomous vehicles can accelerate this trend, and benefit the food and beverage industries in the process.

Tesla Accident Shows Leadership Needed in Deployment of Autonomous Vehicle Technology
NHTSA's recent numbers showing a rise in traffic fatalities, along with the recent crash of a Tesla vehicle that was using a semi-autonomous feature, underscore the need for a balanced regulatory approach to bring about the full safety benefits of self-driving technology.

Innovation Revolution: How to Advance the Next Generation of Transportation Technology
In SAFE’s view, not only will the car of the future not run on oil, it will likely be shared, autonomous, incredibly safe, highly efficient, and better in almost every way than our current transportation system—a vision that the private sector is striving to achieve, but will only be possible with the cooperation of policymakers.

Believe the Hype: Vehicle Safety to Improve Greatly With Autonomous Features
Although vehicle safety has improved a good bit over the decades, there are still too many accidents, most of which are caused by human error. But autonomous technology is set to be so disruptive that it will take the driver out of the equation and redefine mobility and safety.