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In India, we see rapid adoption of
advanced digital safety features causing significant industry disruption in the
coming five years, even though we do not expect to see fully autonomous
vehicles widely adopted any time soon. We see the EV share of total vehicle
sales ramping up gradually as costs fall and charging infrastructure improves,
but do not see this trend starting to shake up the industry until beyond 2030.
Overall, we expect the path of travel to have a cumulative, rather than sudden,
impact.
As our Country is on the path of
being completely electric or hybrid by 2030, what do you think will be the next
step for the automotive industry?
Yes, you are thinking right in near future we see the spread of
advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) potentially paving the way for the
proliferation of self-driving vehicles. As much as it seems like a dream come
true, with the countries currently using this technology, we can see
self-driving cars causing few accidents fatal. So, in those cases who is to
blame?
The Driver? Manufacturer? Supplier?
Robot Vehicle?
Who is liable?
Those could be the mistakes of
pedestrians, as they might not have been aware of the vehicle approaching
towards them. But the thing to worry about is that self-driving vehicle had no
idea itself (as obviously sensors in the vehicle don’t read mind of people
outside the car, it just read the gestures and body language of the person in
the driving seat).
Though the logic is pretty clear:
if pedestrian is crossing then STOP,
else GO..!
Self-driving vehicle’s software do
detect the pedestrian by applying the laws of physics, but there could be a
situation where it would not have enough time to react e.g. if the pedestrian
suddenly crossed the vehicle’s path. Stopping from 40 mph to 0 mph requires
slamming the brakes, as we know an object in motion remains in motion until an
opposite force like friction is applied to it. It would not be able to fully
stop in time which would lead to hitting the pedestrian.
During such cases, the video
camera is there to record exactly whose fault it is, as according to rules driverless
vehicles should have an “autonomous technology data recorder. So at a minimum
that means the testing must capture data related to speed, steering, braking,
and objects detected by sensors or video cameras.
Multiple failbacks are installed
to make sure that if one component of the system fails, another can take over.
So, it's still not sure exactly
who would be at fault, if such cases happen until and unless the video from the
autonomous/self-driving vehicle comes out. But it's sure, if anytime
self-driving vehicle involved will be found liable to the fatality, it will
impact on new stricter regulations for self-driving vehicles.
Till autonomous vehicles comes to
India, let's drive safe with manual vehicles.
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