Ford, Toyota And GM Team Up To Quell Public Fear Of Self Driving Vehicles

Self-driving cars are supposed to dramatically increase safety by eliminating human error. Ford, General Motors, and Toyota are teaming up to ensure they live up to that hype. The three automakers, along with SAE International, are forming the Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium, focusing on self-driving car safety.

The consortium will work to develop industry-wide safety standards for autonomous cars, according to an SAE International press release. Its first project will be a "roadmap of priorities" that will include testing guidelines, as well as protocols for data sharing and how autonomous vehicles interact with other road users.

skytop - 4/4/2019 3:06:39 PM

+1 Boost

Ford, Toyota And GM might as well try to quell public fear of death.

TomM - 4/5/2019 5:11:47 AM

+3 Boost

Actually - All of MY cars are SELF driving - I drive them MYSELF. I have no fear of My ability to drive them that way

While I have said that someday I will likely not be able to do that - and for those times it might be something I would consider - but until then - to me - a Self Driving (Autonomous) car would be like having a Self Drinking Bottle of Crown Royal.

SanJoseDriver - 4/5/2019 8:45:52 PM

+1 Boost

They are already out there, I see the prototypes all the time in Silicon Valley.