Are automated driving systems the answer to traffic deaths?

Researchers included only Level 2 ADAS technology, not higher-level autonomous driving systems. But the study also found that consumer attitudes differed on self-owned autonomous vehicles and shared self-driving shuttles, which they favored more. Möller cited concerns around the reliability and safety of personal autonomous vehicles and the cost of Level 4 autonomous vehicle technology. But in this real-world setting, there have been numerous incidents of vehicles stalling in traffic and interfering with emergency vehicles. Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration started a preliminary investigation into Cruise self-driving vehicles in San Francisco, prompted by such incidents.