IIHS TECH FOCUS TECH FOCUS: AUTOMATED VEHICLES The mobility industry goes full throttle on this transformational technology. " Demonstrating high-speed autonomous racing can be considered an immense challenge for self-driving cars, and progress in this area has the potential to enable breakthroughs in agile and safe autonomy. " -Johannes Betz and Daniel Watzenig, page 11. IN THIS SECTION 6 Driver distraction a major concern in semi-automated driving 10 A head-to-head battle of algorithms on the racetrack 13 SAE journal dedicated to automated vehicle technoloy 14 Hyundai enters the metaverse 16 New SAE aerospace subcommittee developing standards for UAS safety 18 Finding pockets of value and opportunity 6 March 2022 DRIVER DISTRAC MAJOR CONCERN SEMI-AUTOMATED What is the purpose of SAE Level 2 partial driving automation? Should it be considered a safety feature? And if not, how can it be designed so that it doesn't create additional risks? These are questions I've been thinking about a lot lately and will be exploring with industry safety leaders during a panel at the Leadership Summit during SAE's WCX conference in April. Level 2 systems are now available from nearly every automaker that sells vehicles in the United States and are no longer limited ABOUT THE AUTHOR David Zuby, Executive Vice President and Chief Research Officer at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), wrote this article for Update. He is a 29-year SAE member. UPDATEhttps://www.sae.org/attend/wcx https://www.sae.org/attend/wcx