Triggers for development of autonomous vehicles: security aspects One of the key motivations for developing autonomous vehicles is to improve safety: avoiding traffic accidents and fatalities by eliminating human error from the driving process. Trendicators 95 8 2 6.3 95% of road accidents 8th leading cause 2x increase in delay 6.3 billion urban caused by human of death globally: hours due to dwellers accounting error road accidents congestion by 2050 for 70% of population by 2050 Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Factiva, Navigant Research, EY analysis European Commission, Directorate General Information Society and Media, Informal document No.: ITS-13-07 6 | Who’s in the driving seat?