Autonomous Delivery of Health Care
In this episode of The Road To Autonomy, Grayson Brulte discusses the future of autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and AVs overall positive impact on health care with Dr. Peter Weiss.
In the future, autonomous vehicles won’t just prevent deaths from human error. An autonomous vehicle will reroute you to a hospital if a driver has a heart attack or a stroke, greatly increasing the chances of saving your life and others on the road.
Statistically, the inside of a vehicle is one of the most dangerous places for a human to be. Thanks to AI and its ability to sense a driver’s vital signs, it may become one of the safest.
In 2015, more than 38,000 people died in motor vehicle accidents per the National Safety Council. Of these accidents, 26 percent led to deaths that were caused by distracted driving.
Every day in the United States 4,110 heart attacks and strokes occur, or roughly 1.5 million every year. Drivers in the United States on average make 1.1 billion trips per day. This means that for roughly every 733 trips taken, one driver could experience a heart attack or stroke while behind the wheel.
This presents a real risk for everyone who gets into a car. If a driver does have a heart attack or a stroke, the chances of them losing consciousness and endangering themselves, passengers, other drivers or pedestrians is very likely.
These risks will greatly be reduced, if not eliminated, through the introduction and widespread adoption of SAE Level 5 autonomous vehicles. Tune in to learn about the futuristic health benefits of autonomous vehicles and how they will make the roads of the world safer.