View the video of an accident involving an “automated vehicle” and a pedestrian below:
https://www.cnn.com/videos/cnnmoney/2018/03/19/uber-self-driving-autonomous-crash-arizona-pedestrian-dead-cnnmoney-orig.cnnmoney
In this discussion, you will analyze the Federal and State guidance, standards, and requirements (refer to Section 1.10 of the NTSB Report NTSB/HAR-19/03PB2019-101402 (PDF) (Link to external site: https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/HAR1903.pdf) that were in effect at the time of the accident and provide a position on their adequacy for mitigating the accident.
Note: The NTSB does not assign fault or blame for an accident or incident; rather, the investigations are fact-finding proceedings and are not conducted for the purpose of determining the rights or liabilities of any person. (Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations section 831.4 (eCFR). (Link to external site: https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?node=pt49.1.831)
Readings:
https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/policy-initiatives/automated-vehicles/320711/preparing-future-transportation-automated-vehicle-30.pdf (pages 1-25)
https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/13069a-ads2.0_090617_v9a_tag.pdf (pages 18-24)
https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2021-01/USDOT_AVCP.pdf
https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2020-02/EnsuringAmericanLeadershipAVTech4.pdf
https://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/autonomous-vehicles-self-driving-vehicles-enacted-legislation.aspx
https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/uploads/2020/04/18avin01.pdf
https://www.nhtsa.gov/vehicle-manufacturers/automated-driving-systems#automated-driving-systems-resources
