Why Self-driving Cars? ron medford
5,338,000 crashes 1,530,000 injury crashes
448,000 distraction 71,000 drowsy 69,000 pedestrians 48,000 pedalcyclists
32,367 deaths 52% not wearing belts 90% crashes due to driver behavior/error
1,900,000,000 gallons of fuel 5,500,000,000 lost hours $100,000,000,000 lost fuel/time
age 41,394, ,774,
54,000,000 disabled 46% working disabled
Self-Driving Car History DARPA challenges 04' '05 '07 Google Self-driving Cars Team '09
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration no regulations
50 states must have drivers license must comply with traffic laws
Nevada June '11 March '12 Florida April '12 California Sept '12 Jan '15
500,000+ miles