Automated Vehicle Phase-In and Safety Applications

I gave an invited talk at the 12th Annual IQPC Seating Innovation Summit on safety considerations in the design of future automated road vehicles. I covered a range of topics, including the typical phase-in periods for safety advances, the FMVSS that will continue to apply to passenger vehicles even without a driver, and the potential safety consequences of alternative seating positions and postures. We have been doing simulations that show big challenges in crash protection for occupants at high recline angles, a posture that many believe will become more common with increasing vehicle automation.