Reports Confirm: Self-Driving Cars Safer than Human Drivers

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by Imagry | Autonomous Driving

A recent study published in Nature Communications and insights from Tesla’s 2022 Impact Report underscore the safety advantages of self-driving cars over human drivers. These findings validate the transformative potential of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology in enhancing road safety.

Insights from Nature Communications

The study, published earlier this month and conducted by experts from the University of Central Florida , reveals significant findings:

• Reduction in Accidents: AVs reduce rear-end, head-on, and lateral collisions, as well as incidents of running off the road, by 20% to 50%. This improvement is attributed to advanced sensors and real-time decision-making capabilities.
• Challenges in Low-Visibility Conditions: While AVs excel in many areas, human-driven cars remain safer in low-visibility conditions and during turns, areas where further technological refinement is needed.
• Advancing AV Safety: Researchers advocate for enhancing AV safety through advanced sensing, predictive algorithms, and V2X communication, aiming to improve responses in complex driving scenarios.

Insights from Tesla’s Impact Report

Tesla 's report, published in 2022, highlights impressive safety statistics for its Full Self Driving (FSD) technology:

• Vehicles equipped with FSD Beta crash only 0.31 times per million miles on non-highway roads, compared to the national average of 1.53 crashes per million miles for human drivers.
• Tesla drivers using Autopilot on highways experience even fewer crashes, averaging 0.18 times per million miles.
• Tesla’s Safety Score system encourages safer driving behaviors, significantly reducing accident rates among users.

How Imagry is Advancing Safety in Autonomous Vehicles

At Imagry | Autonomous Driving , we are dedicated to ensuring safety and reliability for autonomous driving through our innovative, AI-based self-driving software. Here’s how we’re contributing to safer roads:

Advanced Perception and Motion Planning Technology

Our neural networks-driven system combines real-time vision-based perception and imitation-learning AI to understand and react to dynamic road environments, mimicking the decision-making process of experienced human drivers. This ensures a safer driving experience even in complex scenarios.

Supervised Learning as Opposed to Unsupervised Learning

There are two approaches in autonomous driving to train the neural network(s): supervised and unsupervised data labelling. In the former, all accumulated driving data is used as the basis for the motion planning algorithm, without the benefit of human oversight. Although more cost-efficient, the unsupervised method is prone to safety issues. For example, if the test driver has exhibited?poor driving behavior (such as exceeding the speed limit or performing a "rolling" stop at a stop sign), the algorithm would pass on the behavior as acceptable. Imagry uses the supervised learning approach, which employs human annotators to guarantee that only law-abiding behaviors are used to train the system. It is a resource-intense method, but emphasizes our commitment to safe and responsible autonomous driving.

Unique Application Functions as a Driving Co-Pilot

One of our flagship features, Safe Driver Overwatch, acts as a “shadow driver,” maintaining a safe driving envelope around the vehicle. It ensures adherence to speed limits, traffic signals, and signs, and enhances pedestrian safety. This feature is particularly beneficial for novice and elderly drivers, reducing risks associated with driver fatigue and distraction.

Joining Forces to Address Public Concerns

Our desire to bring reliable and convenient autonomous driving to the general public prompted us to join Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) . We believe that transparency in our methods and communication with the public through PAVE will engender confidence in Imagry-powered autonomous vehicles and foster a safer and more secure driving environment for everyone.

Join Us on the Journey to a Safer Future

Visit our website to explore how Imagry is leveraging cutting-edge autonomous driving technology to enhance safety and sustainability on our roads.

Be a Part of the Innovation

Exciting advancements in smart mobility are unfolding rapidly, and Imagry | Autonomous Driving leads the charge. As we accelerate into this transformative era, we invite driven and innovative individuals to join our team.

Are you prepared to:

• Lead the way in revolutionizing smart mobility?
• Create groundbreaking solutions that redefine automotive technology?
• Collaborate with a dedicated team of visionaries shaping the future of mobility?

If this resonates with you, we eagerly await your application! Explore our current opportunities below and embark on a fulfilling journey with Imagry.

Haifa, Israel Office:

• Operations Project Manager
• Software Engineer
• Jr. Application Engineer
• QA Manager
• Sr. Algorithms Engineer - Localization
• Sr. Algorithms Engineer - Object Tracking
• Sr. Deep Learning and Computer Vision Engineer
• Sr. Deep Learning Engineer - Segmentation

San Jose, CA, USA Office:

• Machine Learning Engineer
• Senior Algorithms Engineer - Object Tracking

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