Event: EMSTA Prestige Lecture: Autonomous Vehicles - Are they as safe as we are led to believe?

About the event

Autonomous or driverless vehicles have the potential to reduce the 1,770 deaths, nearly 25,000 serious injuries and 138,500 lesser casualties each year on UK roads. Those vehicles depend on various sensors, communication with each other and software including decision making to mitigate an imminent accident.

There have been a few fatal accidents in North America with vehicles in autonomous mode, so safety and legal concerns are delaying the wider deployment of autonomous vehicles.

This seminar plans to address:

• Status of technology
• Safety, social, legal and ethical considerations
• Impact on infrastructure

Entry is free of charge but pre-registration is required. For more details and to book, please visit the EMSTA website here.