Posts by Rebekah Cooper
Failure to Calibrate: A Critical Component of Litigating ADAS Failures
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) is an umbrella phrase for a wide range of technologies that are designed to warn of danger and prevent collisions. Research by the National Safety Council shows that ADAS technology has the potential to prevent 62% of traffic deaths per year, and 60% of traffic injuries per year. Not surprisingly,…
Read MoreCar Accidents: Human Error vs. Failure in Technology
“Ninety-four percent of traffic accidents are caused by human error.” This supposed statistic has become a common refrain amongst the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, the state departments of transportation, automotive manufacturers, and major media outlets. But is this really true? It is not. In fact, not only is this statement false, it is dangerous.…
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