How should our community respond to the introduction of automated vehicles?

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How should our community respond to the introduction of automated vehicles? by Mind Map: How should our community respond to the introduction of automated vehicles?

1. Safety

1.1. Automated vehicle accidents

1.1.1. Greater funding should be invested into improving automated vehicle safety and reducing automated vehicle accidents

1.2. Pedestrian safety

1.2.1. Greater investment should be put into improving facial recognition and the ability for automated vehicles to distinguish between different moving objects to prevent accidents

2. Pedestrians

2.1. Education programs should be introduced for both children and adult pedestrians for increased awareness of automated vehicles

2.2. Pedestrian crossings could be altered to become more suitable for automated cars and pedestrian safety

3. Drivers

3.1. Jobs

3.1.1. Redeployment programs should be introduced for professional drivers

3.1.2. Employers could introduce private meetings whilst traveling in automated vehicles

3.1.3. Large scale training programs would need to be introduced for employees of the automotive industry

3.2. Road rage

3.3. Speeding

3.3.1. While it may be assumed that illegal speeding will be eliminated as automated vehicles become more conventional, it may also be necessary for speed limits to be reassessed and monitored for the efficiency of automated vehicles

3.4. Sport/leisure driving

3.4.1. Community should plan for opportunities for manual driving for enjoyment or sport

4. Roads

4.1. Dirt Roads

4.1.1. Regional areas would likely introduce automated vehicles later than metropolitan areas. Consideration would need to be made as to whether automated vehicles are capable of safely operating on regional roads.

4.2. Roadway design

4.2.1. Roadways and other transport infrastructure could be changed to better suit the requirements of automated vehicles (e.g. eventual removal of traffic lights/round-abouts)

4.2.2. Possible introduction of high-tech/smart road infrastructure (e.g. transmitters and receiver devices for traffic control signalling)

5. Technology

5.1. Privacy

5.1.1. Increased attention should be placed on cybersecurity and personal data protection and ensuring that specifically automated vehicles are bound by relevant legislation