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February 7, 2018

Autonomous Driving and Collision Avoidance Technology

Implications for Bicyclists and Pedestrians Will autonomous cars and automatic braking systems live up to their promise to improve public safety? Or will a rush to market flawed technology create greater peril for pedestrians and bicyclists? by Steven Goodridge, Ph.D. As I pedaled my bike along the road, Mercedes driver Farhan Ghanty approached me from behind at 45 mph, engaged the self-drive function of the E-Class luxury car, and took his hands off the wheel. It was December 4, 2017; BikeWalk NC Director Lisa Riegel and I were attending an autonomous vehicle demonstration held … [Read more...]

May 5, 2015

Defanging the Automobile

Sensor-assisted cars that can avoid injuring pedestrians and cyclists are here, and will become the standard in a few years by Steven Goodridge "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm."  - Isaac Asimov's First Law of Robotics An interesting thing happened on the way to the self-driving vehicle: Smart collision prevention technology such as automatic emergency braking became practical for regular cars. After premiering in high-end vehicles with adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning systems, radar and camera systems … [Read more...]

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