With the promise of safer transportation, autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to increase road safety by 94%. However, accidents still occur involving AVs, which attracts increasing attention from academia and industry. To achieve the maximum potential for improved transportation safety, efforts are required to seek solutions from fundamental theory, key technology, guarantee frameworks, and so on. This special section aims to provide a platform for researchers and engineers from academia and industry and policy makers to present their latest research findings and engineering experiences in developing and applying novel technologies to improve and address transportation safety. The topics cover safety of the intended functionality for intelligent vehicles, risk assessment, control of AVs and vehicle platoons, and so on.

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智能交通系统中的自动驾驶安全专区【特邀社论】

凭借更安全交通的承诺，自动驾驶汽车 (AV) 有望将道路安全性提高 94%。然而，涉及自动驾驶汽车的事故仍然发生，这引起了学术界和工业界的越来越多的关注。为了最大限度地发挥提高交通安全的潜力，需要从基础理论、关键技术、保障框架等方面寻求解决方案。这个特别版块旨在为来自学术界、工业界和政策制定者的研究人员和工程师提供一个平台，展示他们在开发和应用新技术以改善和解决交通安全问题方面的最新研究成果和工程经验。主题涵盖智能车辆预期功能的安全性、风险评估、自动驾驶汽车和车辆排的控制等。