Edge Case Research Secures $7M Towards Improving the Safety and Reliability of Autonomous Vehicles – Chris Urmson and ANSYS join the Edge Case Research Board of Directors
Edge Case Research (Edge Case), founded by the recognized world leaders in autonomous system safety and autonomous vehicle safety, announced it secured $7 million in investment funding. The investment will expand the development of Hologram, an intelligent safety...
Mike Wagner to Speak at The Information’s Autonomous Vehicle Summit, June 13th in San Francisco.
Mike Wagner, CEO, will participate in a panel discussion moderated by The Information’s Amir Efrati, titled, Trust but Verify. Mike will be joined on the panel with Don Burnette, Co-Founder & CEO, Kodiak Robotics and Paul Newman, Co-Founder & CTO, Oxbotica....
Edge Case Research Experts to Speak at SAE WCX April 9-11 in Detroit, MI, Cabo Center
Wednesday, April 10th, Mike Wagner to moderate: What is the Benchmark and Expectation AI in Automotive?. Experts from Ford, IBM, Intel, May Mobility, Locomation, and Robert Bosch will discuss the social and economic impact that AI will have on the automotive...
Phil Koopman to Receive the 2019 SAE Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award
On Tuesday, April 9th at 3:30 PM, during the SAE Annual Business Meeting and Service Recognitions, Phil Koopman will receive the 2019 SAE Lloyd L. Withrow Distinguished Speaker Award. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding presentation...
Michael Wagner participating in AUSA Army Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy Symposium and Exposition
Thursday morning starting at 9:15 am ET, ECR CEO Michael Wagner will be participating in a panel discussion titled "Managing Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence Development and Fielding", where he will share his perspectives on how to apply system safety practices to...
Koopman on how AV can reduce fatalities, but maybe not as much as you think
Our co-founder Phil Koopman was quoted in an Axios article on setting realistic expectations for autonomous vehicle fatality reductions. While it is common to attribute 94% of fatalities to bad human driving, that number doesn't actually mean that self-driving cars...
Media Mentions
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.
