A coalition of 11 companies — Aptiv, Audi, Baidu, BMW, Continental, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Here, Infineon, Intel, and Volkswagen — has published a whitepaper (“Safety First For Automated Driving”) describing a framework for the development, testing, and validation of “safe” autonomous vehicles. The members claim it’s the broadest representation across the industry to date, and they say that the report — which runs 146 pages — is the largest to offer “clear traceability” proving autonomous vehicles to be “safer than the average driver.”
“‘Safety First For Automated Driving’ combines the expertise from key companies in the automaker, supplier, and technology industries to help direct development of safe automated vehicles,” the companies wrote in a jointly issued press release. “With [its] publication, authors and experts from each of the participating partners will present the group’s work at industry and technology conferences internationally over the next several months.”
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