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Autonomous System Safety by Phil Koopman

Phil Koopman

Are autonomous systems such as robotaxis safe? And what does "safe" even mean? Plus other posts on Computer System Safety, Embedded Systems, Software. 100% Human-Written.

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What’s the Deal with Human & Computer Driver Limitations?

Our topic this time is comparing human and computer drivers. The AV industry wants everyone to believe that humans are terrible drivers, with no redeeming qualities. They also want everyone to believe that there is irrefutable scientific pr...

6 days ago
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Video Podcast: Is 99.9% safe good enough for robotaxis?

I recently appeared on the The Garage Podcast : S4 EP17: Is 99.9% safe good enough for robotaxis?

From the show notes: “In this episode of The Garage, host John Heinlein interviews safety expert Phil Koopman on the complex challenges of sc...

8 days ago
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Podcast: Limitations of Robotaxi Safety Claims

I joined the Center for Auto Safety crew for a deep dive into why those “AVs are safer than humans” headlines are shaky

From the show notes: “Safety studies often ignore changing software, remote-operator roles, empty-vehicle miles that re...

13 days ago
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What’s the Deal with Careful & Competent Computer Drivers?

This week, Junko and I took on the topic of Careful & Competent driving as it applies to autonomous vehicles. The AV industry desperately wants safety to be exactly equal to a low crash per mile metric. But as we see robotaxis blow by schoo...

21 days ago
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Theoretical AI Doom Stories Are Distracting Us from Real AI Harms

It’s not hard to find discussions about existential risks to humanity being presented by AI. One flavor of the story goes that someday soon we’ll have created a real-life version of Skynet that will take over the world, killing mankind. I c...

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    Computer-based system safety, autonomous vehicles, embedded software, UL 4600, consulting. Book: How Safe Is Safe Enough? (He/him.) Personal account; likes/shares are not endorsements.

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