In Machines We Trust

In machines we trust

Aerospace engineer Dr Zena Assaad, works at ANU across projects that explore safety and trust in autonomous technology, human-machine teaming and regulation and assurance of emerging technology capabilities in safety-critical domains. Here she explores for Cosmos the connection between human trust in technology. Zena Assaad (Supplied) In August 2023, a suite of RoboTaxis was rolled out in San Francisco. While not the first instance of driverles…

Waymo Discusses How It Knows When Robotaxis Are Safe To Deploy - CleanTechnica

Waymo has been testing self-driving cars for a couple of decades, and has had them taxiing paying passengers around for a handful of years. Without a doubt, there are challenges every step of the way, but a really big one must be deciding when robotaxis are genuinely safe and ready ... [continued] The post Waymo Discusses How It Knows When Robotaxis Are Safe To Deploy appeared first on CleanTechnica.

Robotaxis: The Unexpected Safety Benefit for Women

The two most important motivating factors for people behind the development of autonomous vehicles are, on the one hand, convenience – I no longer have to waste my time driving the vehicle – and, on the other, the safety aspect. The latter refers to the number of road accidents, which is still far too high. Worldwide, around one million people die in road traffic accidents every year and between ten and fourteen million are injured. The economic…