![]() ![]() The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is recognized as a national leader, having forged partnerships with leading technology and automotive companies, that generates millions of dollars in research contracts annually. Virginia is in the vanguard of research on vehicle automation and connected vehicles. “You have to solve real-world problems.” And that takes time.ĭespite the challenges, Dingus said, connected vehicles - vehicles that communicate data with each other and the road infrastructure - potentially could eliminate 70% of all crashes. They occur in “anomalous,” or unusual, situations for which cars have not been programmed to respond. ![]() But most traffic fatalities don’t occur in routine situations, Dingus said. If the car ahead jams on its brakes, the automated car will respond more quickly than the typical human could. He would lean toward the thirty-year estimate, he said.Īutomated cars are excellent at dealing with routine situations. But Dingus is cautious about predicting the imminent arrival of self-driving cars.Įstimates range from three years to thirty for how long it will take before self-driving cars dominate the road, he told the Governor’s Transportation Conference yesterday. Many of the automated features found in automobiles today - automated braking, active cruise control, rear-view cameras - were tested at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, where he serves as director. Tom Dingus has done as much as anyone to advance vehicle automation and the advent of self-driving cars. ![]()
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