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SAE NEWS
Argo AI and Ford will deploy Ford
self-driving cars, with safety
drivers, on the Lyft network, as
part of a network access
agreement, with passenger rides
beginning in Miami later this year
and in Austin starting in 2022. As
vehicles are deployed, Lyft users
within the defined service areas
will be able to select a Ford selfdriving
vehicle to hail a ride. This
initial deployment phase will lay
the groundwork for scaling
operations, as the parties are now
working to finalize agreements
aiming to deploy at least 1,000
autonomous vehicles on the Lyft
network, across multiple markets
over the next five years.
A framework for safety in testing
automated driving systems
The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium
(AVSC) advances the safe development,
testing, and evaluation of AV technologies
with the recent launch of a framework for
automated driving, testing, and
evaluation: AVSC Information Report for
Adapting a Safety Management System
(SMS) for Automated Driving System (ADS)
SAE Level 4 and 5 Testing and Evaluation.
" As automated driving systems advance,
there is an increasingly diverse pool of
people and resources involved in
developing, testing, and evaluating them, "
said AVSC Director Amy Chu. " The safety
management system framework outlined in
the report provides a consistent structure
for managing safe testing operations,
including key responsibilities, processes,
and risk assessments, which can be broadly
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adopted and commonly used across ADS
organizations. Applying frameworks, like
SMS, demonstrates the industry's
commitment to safety and is another
critical step in engendering public trust and
confidence in the testing and deployment
of automated vehicles. "
An SMS integrates safety principles,
processes, and practices to enhance
organizational decisions based on safety
risk. This framework is one way to enable
an organization to identity, track, and trace
potential safety risks at a holistic level by:
* Promoting continuous learning: An
organization can continuously seek and
analyze safety information and take
action to mitigate potential safety risks in
the operation of its ADS testing program.
* Taking ownership: An organization can
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