The greatest benefit that autonomous vehicles will provide consumers is reduced traffic accidents, according to the results from the 2019 Autonomous Vehicles Survey Report, conducted by global law firm Perkins Coie LLP and AUVSI. The survey was completed by 264respondents who are leaders from the automotive and technology industries, in addition to state and federal regulators. "This technology presents the most significant new tool to change road safety in 100 years," says a former administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) who now works for an AV startup. "We know 94 percent of crashes are due to human choice or error. Just think of getting rid of that 94 percent so that nobody ever drives drunk, drugged, drowsy or distracted."
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