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" IF YOU ' RE GOING TO ENTRUST YOUR WELLBEING TO A COMPUTER , YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT ’ S SAFE TO DO SO "
DAVID FRITZ
Safety , Security & Reliability “ If you ' re going to entrust your well-being to a computer , you want to make sure it ’ s safe to do so ,” reasons Fritz . “ A big part of the problem is how you can actually show that the vehicle making decisions for you is making them with the appropriate amount of caution . We ’ re working with governments and regulatory bodies on solutions that make engineering and practical sense .”
Fritz explains his team ’ s approach is based around scenario level testing for safety . This is combined with security that goes beyond software , starting at the chipset level with integrated circuit design implementation . Reliability is key , because , he reasons , it ’ s no good having a safe and secure vehicle you can ’ t rely on to get you from A to B .
“ There are many standards emerging to address the key issues at various levels . Therefore , getting involved in their creation and promoting those initiatives is key . However , the big issue remains : How do you show safe , secure , and reliable ? Today , everyone is aware of the likes of Tesla and GM , but it ' s going to take a fleet of hundreds of cars , decades , if not centuries , to drive enough unique miles and encounter enough unique situations to statistically show they ' re safer than a human driver .”
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