Are Cyclists Safe Around Self-Driving Cars?

In the same scenario with a self-driving vehicle, the car should react the same way every time—and not only that car, but every car in the fleet. A separate reporting system focuses on what are called “disengagements,” or times when a test vehicle’s self-driving system stops operating for any reason. Without federal regulation, there’s not even a widely accepted benchmark for how safe autonomous vehicles should be to use as a target. Without federal regulation, there’s not even a widely accepted benchmark for how safe autonomous vehicles should be to use as a target. Also of concern are the 130 crashes reported in Level 4 autonomous vehicles in testing, seven of which involved cyclists.