Safety First? Stats Over Stories, Please

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August 20th

2 PM ET

Online Webinar

Safety isn't just about the average case.

Discover why the edge cases may matter most.

Eric Kavanagh

CEO

The Bloor Group

Philip Koopman

Professor, Electrical &

Computer Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University

Self-driving cars promise to make roads safer, but measuring safety is far more complicated than simply counting crashes. A vehicle may perform well statistically while still creating serious risks in rare but consequential situations—like blocking an emergency vehicle.


Join this episode of InsideAnalysis to explore the gap between safety statistics and real-world edge cases. Legendary Carnegie Mellon visionary Philip Koopman, who helped develop safety standards for self-driving cars, will be joined by AI architecture expert Mark Madsen of Third Nature to examine what it really means to build and evaluate safe autonomous vehicles.

  • Why perceptions of safe behavior can differ from the statistics
  • How edge cases challenge traditional testing and engineering
  • Why crash rates alone don't tell the whole safety story
  • How autonomous vehicles create new accountability challenges

What the Numbers Really Tell Us About Autonomous Vehicle Safety

What You’ll Learn

Mark Madsen

Founder

Third Nature