Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium Launches Best Practice for Interactions Between Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users
WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium™ (AVSC), a program of SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC®), has launched the AVSC Best Practice for Interactions Between Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADS-DVs) and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs). At a high level, VRUs are essentially any human road user not occupying a vehicle. While individual ADS developers may have exceptions, AVSC describes three simple criteria to clarify discussions involving ADS interactions with VRUs.
- Best Practice to Help Facilitate Industry/Public Communication, Calibrate Expectations, and Improve Acceptance of SAE Level 4 and Level 5 ADS-Equipped Vehicles
WARRENDALE, Pa., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC), a program of SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC), has launched the AVSC Best Practice for Interactions Between Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADS-DVs) and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs ). - At a high level, VRUs are essentially any human road user not occupying a vehicle.
- While individual ADS developers may have exceptions, AVSC describes three simple criteria to clarify discussions involving ADS interactions with VRUs.
- The variety of characteristics and behaviors across the many groups of VRUs adds unique challenges to ADS development.