Citation

Kelley B. J. Public Health Policy 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

, 3157 Hacienda Drive, Pebble Beach, CA, 93953, USA. ben.kelley@yahoo.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group -- Palgrave-Macmillan)

DOI

10.1057/s41271-016-0060-x

PMID

28115734

Abstract

The USA has the worst motor vehicle safety problem among high-income countries and is pressing forward with the development of autonomous automobiles to address it. Government guidance and regulation, still inadequate, will be critical to the safety of the public. The analysis of this public health problem in the USA reveals the key factors that will determine the benefits and risks of autonomous vehicles around the world.

Language: en

Keywords

automated vehicles; autonomous vehicles; motor vehicle crashes; motor vehicle injuries; motor vehicle manufacturers; public health; regulation; self-drive