<story><title>Self-Driving Cars Must Meet 15 Benchmarks in U.S. Guidance</title><url>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-20/self-driving-cars-must-meet-15-benchmarks-in-new-u-s-guidance</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Animats</author><text>From the regulations: &lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Fall back strategies should take into account that—despite laws and regulations to the contrary—human drivers may be inattentive, under the influence of alcohol or other substances, drowsy, or physically impaired in some other manner.&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;NHTSA, which, after all, studies crashes, is being very realistic.&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;#x27;s the &amp;quot;we&amp;#x27;re looking at you, Tesla&amp;quot; moment:&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Guidance for Lower Levels of Automated Vehicle Systems&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;quot;Furthermore, manufacturers and other entities should place significant emphasis on
assessing the risk of driver complacency and misuse of Level 2 systems, and develop
effective countermeasures to assist drivers in properly using the system as the
manufacturer expects. Complacency has been defined as, “... [when an operator] over-
relies on and excessively trusts the automation, and subsequently fails to exercise his or
her vigilance and&amp;#x2F;or supervisory duties” (Parasuraman, 1997). SAE Level 2 systems differ
from HAV systems in that the driver is expected to remain continuously involved in the
driving task, primarily to monitor appropriate operation of the system and to take over
immediate control when necessary, with or without warning from the system. However,
like HAV systems, SAE Level 2 systems perform sustained longitudinal and lateral
control simultaneously within their intended design domain. Manufacturers and other
entities should assume that the technical distinction between the levels of automation
(e.g., between Level 2 and Level 3) may not be clear to all users or to the general public.
And, systems’ expectations of drivers and those drivers’ actual understanding of the
critical importance of their “supervisory” role may be materially different.&amp;quot;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;p&gt;There&amp;#x27;s more clarity here on levels of automation.  For NHTSA Level 1 (typically auto-brake only) and 2 (auto-brake and lane keeping) vehicles, the driver is responsible, and the vehicle manufacturer is responsible for keeping the driver actively involved.  For NHTSA Level 3 (Google&amp;#x27;s current state), 4 (auto driving under almost all conditions) and 5 (no manual controls at all), the vehicle manufacturer is responsible and the driver is not required to pay constant attention.  NHTSA is making a big distinction between 1-2 and 3-5.&lt;p&gt;This is a major policy decision. Automatic driving will not be reached incrementally. Either the vehicle enforces hands-on-wheel and paying attention, or the automation has to be good enough that the driver doesn&amp;#x27;t have to pay attention at all.  There&amp;#x27;s a bright line now between manual and automatic. NHTSA gets it.</text></comment>
<story><title>Self-Driving Cars Must Meet 15 Benchmarks in U.S. Guidance</title><url>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-20/self-driving-cars-must-meet-15-benchmarks-in-new-u-s-guidance</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>owyn</author><text>It wasn&amp;#x27;t mentioned in the bloomberg article, but the 15 areas covered are:&lt;p&gt;&lt;pre&gt;&lt;code&gt;  • Data Recording and Sharing
  • Privacy
  • System Safety
  • Vehicle Cybersecurity
  • Human Machine Interface
  • Crashworthiness
  • Consumer Education and Training
  • Registration and Certi cation
  • Post-Crash Behavior
  • Federal, State and Local Laws
  • Ethical Considerations
  • Operational Design Domain (operating in rain, etc)
  • Object and Event Detection and Response
  • Fall Back (Minimal Risk Condition)
  • Validation Methods
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;
Not sure if they&amp;#x27;re specifically ordered, but it seems positive that Data recording and Privacy are up at the top.</text></comment>