On March 28, 2017, the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled: “Self-Driving Cars: Levels of Automation.”
Acknowledging that it may take decades for fully automated vehicles to infiltrate the vehicle fleet, the hearing provided an opportunity for members and invited witnesses to discuss how currently available Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) can deliver safety benefits in the near term. The hearing also provided members another opportunity to ask questions about automated driving technology and the challenges that lie ahead.
Invited witnesses included the following persons:
Jeff Klei, President, North America Automotive Divisions, Continental AG
Kay Stepper, Ph.D., V.P. Automated Driving & Driver Assistance Systems, Robert Bosch
Bill Gouse, Director of Federal Programs, SAE International
David Zuby, Exec. VP and Chief Research Officer, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Topics discussed included:
– ADAS benefits
– ADAS adoption
– Front AEB
– Rear AEB
– FMVSS updates
– Barriers to testing
– NCAP and the Monroney Label
– SAE automation levels
– Consumer education
– FAVP enhancements
– V2V and spectrum
– Improved mobility via automated driving
– Automated driving skeptics
– WV automated driving summit
– Security & privacy
– Rear seat passenger safety
For more information, contact Dale Kardos at Dale Kardos & Associates, Inc.