FUTURE PLANS with AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS
The PROBLEM is DEATH. We need to SOLVE that.
Autonomous Vehicles would SOLVE that. Here's why.
There are 3 Main Reasons why there is DEATH on our Roadways.
AV Roadways: How SAFETY will Improve the current and static 40,000 fatalities/each year in the USA. (China has 400,000 by comparison)
There are several safety considerations to contemplate with the advent of autonomous vehicles ubiquitous upon the roadways. These primarily involve the removal of human behaviors that are known contributors to fatalities on the roads, including:
1) texting while driving,
2) DISTRACTED driving in all of its forms, 3,285 fatalities per year in US by a DISTRACTED driver.
3) DRUNKEN-driving, 10,874 fatalities per year in US by an IMPAIRED driver.
4) IMPAIRED driving on drugs,
5) AGGRESSIVE Driving risk taking, 26,400 fatalities per year in US by an AGGRESSIVE driver. SPEEDING is the worst aggressive behavior (33%)
6) AGGRESSIVE Driving speeding,
7) AGGRESSIVE Driving inconsiderate and rude drivers,
8) AGGRESSIVE Driving road rage,
9) AGGRESSIVE Driving unsafe turning movements,
10) lack of perception,
11) lack of consideration for safety.
All of these safety diminishing human factors can be completely removed with an advent of autonomous vehicles becoming ubiquitous throughout our transportation systems throughout the world. Think of it, no more people killed by drunken drivers, no more foolish mistakes taking place on the roadways causing death, no more reckless driving, no more road rage, pedestrians and bicycles completely safe because they are seen, and because we have reinvented our transportation system.
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1) texting while driving,
2) DISTRACTED driving in all of its forms, 3,285 fatalities per year in US by a DISTRACTED driver.
3) DRUNKEN-driving, 10,874 fatalities per year in US by an IMPAIRED driver.
4) IMPAIRED driving on drugs,
5) AGGRESSIVE Driving risk taking, 26,400 fatalities per year in US by an AGGRESSIVE driver. SPEEDING is the worst aggressive behavior (33%)
6) AGGRESSIVE Driving speeding,
7) AGGRESSIVE Driving inconsiderate and rude drivers,
8) AGGRESSIVE Driving road rage,
9) AGGRESSIVE Driving unsafe turning movements,
10) lack of perception,
11) lack of consideration for safety.
All of these safety diminishing human factors can be completely removed with an advent of autonomous vehicles becoming ubiquitous throughout our transportation systems throughout the world. Think of it, no more people killed by drunken drivers, no more foolish mistakes taking place on the roadways causing death, no more reckless driving, no more road rage, pedestrians and bicycles completely safe because they are seen, and because we have reinvented our transportation system.
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It can be summarized that nearly ALL of the 40,000 fatalities every year are caused by three (3) main factors:
1) AGGRESSIVE Driving (66%), 2) IMPAIRED Driving (27%), 3) Distracted Driving (7%)
Autonomous Vehicles will ELIMINATE every. single. one. of these 3 fatal human elements, which comprise 100% of fatal accidents. This is it!!
source: https://www.nhtsa.gov.
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