Safe Vehicles: Is Automated Driving Part of a Safe System Approach?

Monday, April 3, 2023

10:45am – 12:15pm PDT

Location: Room 615

Track Leader(s)

Stephanie Shaw

Safety Advocate
NTSB
Washington, DC
Tara Gill

Senior Director State and Federal Government Relations
Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
Washington, DC

Moderator(s)

Shaun Kildare, PhD

Senior Director of Research
Advocates for Highway & Auto Safety
Washington, DC

Speaker(s)

LF

Laura Fraade-Blanar, PhD

Senior Safety Researcher
Waymo
Michael Graham

Board Member
National Transportation Safety Board
Washington, DC

Slides
JF

Julia Friedlander
Russ Rader

Senior Vice President, Communications
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Arlington, VA

An element of the Safe System approach is safe vehicles which includes advancing vehicle safety technology and vehicle standards to prevent crashes and mitigate forces when they cannot be avoided to ensure the safety of both those inside and outside the vehicle. Explore the landscape of available vehicle technology including automated driving systems, what is happening now on our roads and the potential future of mixed fleets including autonomous vehicles.