Safe Enough: Approaches to Assessing Acceptable Safety for Automated Vehicles

By Marjory S. Blumenthal, Laura Fraade-Blanar, Ryan Best

Establishing whether automated vehicles (AVs) are acceptably safe is not straightforward, and continual technology modification adds complication. RAND researchers analyzed three approaches to assessing safety--measurements, processes, and thresholds--and noted the different kinds of evidence associated with each. This report also describes the challenges and options related to communicating about AV safety, especially to the general public.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977406033
• ISBN13: 9781977406033
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"