Michael Wagner, CEO, Statement on the Publication of UL 4600,
The Standard for Safety for the Evaluation of Autonomous Products
As UL 4600 is now officially published, I would like to take this opportunity to provide perspective on why we felt it was essential to lead this effort, as not many startups invest time in writing standards. Edge Case is not your typical startup; we are on a mission and are committed to advancing the state of the art in safety engineering for autonomy.
Safe Autonomy: UL 4600 and How It Grew
Underwriters Laboratories has completed — on schedule — its first standard for Autonomous Vehicles. Called UL 4600, it is published and now available at ULstandards.com. The UL group, which embarked on the ambitious task of drafting the standard only a year ago,...
When Will Self-Driving Cars Be Safe? — No Parking Podcast
What is Safety? When will AI be good enough to remove the safety drivers from autonomous vehicles? Who decides, and how do they do it? From U.S. Navy subs to Carnegie Mellon, the National Robotics Engineering Center and now Edge Case Research, Dr. Phillip Koopman has...
Positive Trust Balance for Self Driving Car Deployment
By Philip Koopman and Michael Wagner Self-driving cars promise improved road safety. But every publicized incident chips away at confidence in the industry’s ability to deliver on this promise, with zero-crash nirvana nowhere in sight. We need a way to balance long...
Positive Trust Balance for Self Driving Car Deployment
Self-driving cars promise improved road safety. But every publicized incident chips away at confidence in the industry’s ability to deliver on this promise, with zero-crash nirvana nowhere in sight. We need a way to balance long term promise vs. near term risk when...
Mike Wagner Participates in State of AI & ML Panel discussion with AV Thought Leaders on Collaboration for Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
Mike Wagner Featured On CNN
Washington, DC (CNN Business)Self-driving cars are coming. Or so we're told. But they still face an existential question: When is a self-driving car truly ready to drive on its own? That will ultimately be judged by regulators such as the National Highway Traffic...
Media Mentions
AV tech companies are approaching safety in virtually the least safe way possible. We identified 5 things still missing in AV development practices.
You Say Your AV Is Safe? Show Me
Credible claims of safety require proof. It won’t cut it for companies such as Waymo, Uber or GM to simply declare their vehicles are safe.
Cheddar Rides- Autonomous Vehicles, Micro-Mobility
On Cheddar rides we talked to Professor Phil Koopman, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Edge Case Research about setting standards in the autonomous vehicle space.
Phil Koopman on Autonocast
As countless dead-end demos have proven, building the features and functionality of an autonomous drive system is far easier than creating a system that can reliably keep passengers safe in the chaos of a modern roadway.
Bias in AI: Impact on Safety
At Edge Case Research, we believe that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to make everyone safer. For example, in the future, the constant vigilance and superhuman reflexes of AI in self-driving cars could dramatically reduce accident rates.
Coming soon to Pa. roads: Autonomous trains of semi trucks
The failure of the AV START Act in the United States Senate did more than just delay U.S. federal regulations for self-driving car technology that has yet to progress beyond the pilot-test stage.
AV Testing Advances Without Standards
The failure of the AV START Act in the United States Senate did more than just delay U.S. federal regulations for self-driving car technology that has yet to progress beyond the pilot-test stage.
Can We Get Past Road Testing?
In assessing who’s ahead in the race to first commercially deploy AVs, companies, pundits and media have been using the number of hours each company spent on robocar testing on public roads as the yardstick.
