Safety and Security Need Hardware

摘要

As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 saw a decline in the number of road fatalities in Germany by 322: That is the good news. But let us not delude ourselves, we are still far away from the goal of Vision Zero as declared by the Traffic Club Germany (VCD) in 2009. Despite seat belts, airbags, ABS, and new assistants such as the emergency brake assistant, the number of traffic deaths has remained at a high level over the past four to five years. The number has even increased slightly in several countries. The 2724 deaths in Germany alone are 2724 too many. Which is why achieving the goal of Vision Zero means that we need both more safety and, to be precise, more security. The fact that personal individual mobility is on the brink of a revolution helps us. We should take advantage of this because the goal of Vision Zero is attainable with the introduction of novel Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and with the prospect of Autonomous Driving (AD).