Autonomous vehicles: A guide for policymakers

Reason Foundation, March 1, 2018

Autonomous vehicles, one of the most discussed technologies in the transportation industry, promise significant benefits, especially with regard to safety. With the advent of smart phones and telematics systems, distracted driving is an increasing threat to road safety. Most drivers admit to taking their eyes off the road to check their e-mail, read a book or put on makeup. For this reason alone, autonomous vehicles could substantially improve roadway safety and revolutionize transportation over the long-term. Recent leaps in “machine learning”—a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed—mean autonomous vehicles will be available to consumers in the near future.

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