[20170523]IF10658_自动驾驶车辆：新出现的政策问题.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov May 23, 2017Autonomous Vehicles: Emerging Policy IssuesIntroduction The advent of autonomous vehicles is often discussed in the context of safety. While many new technologies already are making vehicles safer, auto manufacturers view them as building blocks to vehicles that can travel and park themselves without a drivers intervention. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) may transform expectations of mobility by raising new possibilities for millions of people, including the disabled, elderly, youth, and people who do not own a car. In addition to broadening the population served, AVs could bring lower accident rates and make travel more efficient than traditional motor vehicles. How quickly AVs will evolve will ultimately depend on the choices federal, state, and local governments make to encourage their use and application. Vehicle Automation Accelerates Many new technologies, whether mandated by federal regulators or developed by automakers, have translated incrementally into safer motor vehicles. The introduction of new vehicle technologies has accelerated in the past decade, moving toward much more vehicle automation and a long-term goal of a fully autono