[AutonomousVehicles] A good article

Sat Jun 9 10:58:11 UTC 2018

Yes. I agree with the level 6 catigory. Strange though, but I thought that's what level 5 autonomous cars did was control all aspects of driving in any condition like Google's Waymo. Waymo says their end goal is to creat fully driverless vehicles. Does this mean level 6 machines? if so this is wonderful.

From: Cheryl Orgas & William Meeker via AutonomousVehicles 
Sent: Saturday, June 9, 2018 6:19 AM
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Subject: Re: [AutonomousVehicles] A good article

Good morning Dylan,

Very informative; thank you for sending  the links, as I’m an autonomous vehicle issue tyro.  The GAO articlegives me a most helpful overview of the development structure and a context from which to view the autonomous vehicle issue.  We, as potential blind drivers, would benefit most from level 6 implementation.  The article implies that level 6 appears to be the last and lowest development priority of auto manufacturers, so the 2021 date gives us the opportunity to develop our position as blind drivers and even to be a part of the development process.

>From the GAO publication:

“The U.S. Department of Transportation, the lead federal agency for vehicle safety, has adopted a 6-level categorization of driving automation, ranging from zero assistance to a system that performs all the needed tasks in all conditions.

Vehicles with Level 1 and Level 2 automation—such as adaptive cruise control or lane departure assistance and automated parking—are already on the road.  Automakers and technology firms are investing heavily in developing Levels 3, 4, and 5 vehicles, which will perform with increasing autonomy. These vehicles are currently on public roads in test scenarios and some automakers plan to release cars that control all aspects of driving in certain conditions as early as 2021.”

Looking forward to more articles,

Bill Meeker

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Sent: Friday, June 08, 2018 8:58 AM
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Subject: [AutonomousVehicles] A good article

Hello all:

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the start of summer.

If everyone thinks it would be useful, I thought I might start sending along relevant articles and resources for those interested in learning more about autonomous vehicles in general and in keeping up on the latest developments. 

As an initial offering, please see the article below It is a short blog posted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that lays out some broad concepts and trends. It also links to a report that GAO put out earlier this year, which I recommend to anyone looking to take a deeper dive into the subject matter.

https://blog.gao.gov/2018/06/05/who-is-in-the-drivers-seat/?utm_campaign=usgao_email&utm_content=daybook&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

Please let me know if you find this resource helpful and if you would like me to continue sending things along as I happen upon them. 

Thanks all! I look forward to seeing many of you at national convention in a few short weeks. 

Best,

~Dylan 

Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette

Government Affairs Specialist

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