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Safety of autonomous vehicles: what are the insights from experienced industry professionals?
Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour ( IF 4.349 ) Pub Date : 2021-07-21 , DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2021.07.005
Amin Rezaei 1 , Brian Caulfield 1
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Many drivers support the push towards the automation of transportation. Technology and automotive companies, the general public, and governments are all seen as the main groups pushing the automation revolution forward. The key to this revolution's success will rest with the perception of the professionals in the field as their perception will affect the way that Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) are adopted. This study surveyed 185 experienced industry professionals to gather their comments and opinions on AVs' purported safety benefits and drawbacks. The results in this paper illustrate that the ‘incorrect understanding of the surrounding objects by AVs’ could be the most significant technical concern and may lead to accidents. Some professionals had concerns about trusting the AVs’ safe operation without steering wheels, while some others believed that there is a chance that having steering wheels may increase safety concerns. The findings also suggest that while AVs might reduce the number of accidents, this may not necessarily be the case for the severity of any accidents. The severity may remain unchanged or even increase as a result of the adoption of AVs. This paper's results show that the majority of the professionals consulted agreed that AVs have the potential to increase road safety significantly. However, the consensus was that more research and testing is needed in this field.



中文翻译:

自动驾驶汽车的安全性:经验丰富的行业专业人士有何见解?

许多司机支持推动交通自动化。科技和汽车公司、公众和政府都被视为推动自动化革命向前发展的主要群体。这场革命成功的关键在于该领域专业人士的看法,因为他们的看法将影响自动驾驶汽车 (AV) 的采用方式。这项研究调查了 185 名经验丰富的行业专业人士,以收集他们对自动驾驶汽车所谓的安全优缺点的评论和意见。本文的结果表明,“自动驾驶汽车对周围物体的错误理解”可能是最重要的技术问题,并可能导致事故。一些专业人士担心在没有方向盘的情况下信任自动驾驶汽车的安全操作,而另一些人则认为,有方向盘可能会增加安全问题。调查结果还表明,虽然自动驾驶汽车可能会减少事故数量,但对于任何事故的严重程度而言,情况不一定如此。由于采用 AV,严重性可能保持不变甚至增加。本文的结果表明,大多数咨询的专业人士都同意自动驾驶汽车具有显着提高道路安全的潜力。然而,共识是该领域需要更多的研究和测试。由于采用 AV,严重性可能保持不变甚至增加。本文的结果表明,大多数咨询的专业人士都同意自动驾驶汽车具有显着提高道路安全的潜力。然而,共识是该领域需要更多的研究和测试。由于采用 AV,严重性可能保持不变甚至增加。本文的结果表明,大多数咨询的专业人士都同意自动驾驶汽车具有显着提高道路安全的潜力。然而,共识是该领域需要更多的研究和测试。

更新日期:2021-07-22
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