SafetyConsiderationsforAutonomousVehiclesFreshConsultingfreshconsulting.com1TableofContents3Intro5CurrentStateoftheIndustry10ThePlayers:Companies,Governments,andAdvocacyGroups23SafetyConsiderationsforAutonomousVehiclesandRobotics32OutlookandPredictions2IntroFullyautonomousvehicleshavethepotentialtofreeuphumantimeandattention,whileultimatelymakingtransportationsafer.Theroadtoperfectingthistechnologyislong,butengineershavebeenworkingtowardsrealizingthetechnologyforalmost100years.Infiveyears,theself-drivingcarwillcelebrateitsone-hundredthbirthday.Yes,self-drivingvehiclesarealmostacenturyold.In1925,theHoudinaRadioControlcompanydebutedthe“AmericanWonder,”a19...