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On Thursday I had the honor to presenting to two Secretaries of Transportation at the 2018 U.S.-China Transportation Forum in Beijing China.  (US Secretary Chao and China Secretary Yang were in the front row -- as well as a huge room full of US and China delegates.)  It was a really interesting experience, and I truly appreciate the support...

I'm presenting a paper on AV safety validation at the 2018 SAE World Congress.  Here's the unofficial version of the presentation and a preprint of the paper.Toward a Framework for Highly Automated Vehicle Safety ValidationPhilip Koopman & Michael Wagner2018 SAE World Congress / SAE 2018-01-1071Abstract:Validating the safety of Highly Automated...

This is the slide version of my op-ed on how to make self-driving car testing safe.The take-away is create a test vehicle with a written safety case that addresses these topics:Show that the safety driver is paying adequate attentionShow that the safety driver has time to react if neededShow that AV disengagement/safing actually works when things go...

The UK already has a pretty good answer for how to do self-driving car testing safely. US stakeholders could learn something from it.You can see the document for yourself at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/446316/pathway-driverless-cars.pdfAs...

The self-driving car industry's reputation has suffered a setback, but the resulting debate about whether autonomy is safe for road use is focused on solving the wrong problem.Dashcam image from mishap released by Tempe AZ PoliceThe recent tragic fatality in Arizona in which a pedestrian...