WMAL Interview - RANDY ADAMS - 09.14.17

INTERVIEW - RANDY ADAMS - Chief Technology Officer of DRIAV (pronounced “drive”) ABOUT RANDY: • Randy helped invent the Adobe PDF • He was one of Steve Job’s top software engineers for many years and • Helped found Yahoo, and was one of its first board members ... he's a tech legend in Silicon Valley • RANDY is an executive for a Silicon Valley-based tech firm and he is working with car companies and insurance industry in answering the question on insurance liability for self-driving cars. WHO IS AT FAULT WHEN A SELF-DRIVING CAR IS IN AN ACCIDENT?? RANDY is working on a black box-like technology and is creating the system to manage the problem of liability. NEWS: • House last week passed a bill that helped move forward self-driving standards nationwide • The Senate is holding hearings this week (Thune/Commerce) • NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Board) released a report yesterday that placed some of the blame on Tesla's self-driving car for the Florida crash a couple years ago. Driver Errors, Overreliance on Automation, Lack of Safeguards, Led to Fatal Tesla Crash. The National Transportation Safety Board determined Tuesday that a truck driver’s failure to yield the right of way and a car driver’s inattention due to overreliance on vehicle automation are the probable cause of the fatal May 7, 2016, crash near Williston, Florida. The NTSB also determined the operational design of the Tesla’s vehicle automation permitted the car driver’s overreliance on the automation, noting its design allowed prolonged disengagement from the driving task and enabled the driver to use it in ways inconsistent with manufacturer guidance and warnings. As a result of its investigation the NTSB issued seven new safety recommendations and reiterated two previously issued safety recommendations.