{"id":1005,"date":"2017-05-09T09:36:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T09:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autofacets.com\/insights\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2021-06-16T17:07:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T11:37:05","slug":"1005-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autofacets.com\/insights\/1005-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous Cars Will Change the Insurance World"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all of the vehicle testing and prospects of lower accident rates, those in the insurance industry are bracing for big changes ahead.<\/strong><\/p>\n

(TNS) — DES MOINES \u2014 As his vehicle took a turn in \u201caggressive mode,\u201d Josh Whitley\u2019s hands hovered near the steering wheel but never touched it. The car, an autonomous research development vehicle from AutonomouStuff, didn\u2019t need Whitley\u2019s help.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the day, Whitley had driven the vehicle \u2014 a red, modified Lincoln MKZ \u2014 around a pre-defined track in Water Works Park here. Along the way, he dropped digital breadcrumbs so the vehicle could learn the path it would soon take as Whitley showed off the technology to attendees of this year\u2019s Global Insurance Symposium.<\/p>\n

AutonomouStuff\u2019s vehicle is a current-day signal of autonomous car technology making its way to the market. While cars that can completely drive themselves may be years away, the effect on the insurance industry will come soon rather than later, Whitley and others said Thursday.<\/p>\n

While hype has revolved around cars that can completely drive themselves, current and evolving safety technology will reduce car accidents significantly before that milestone is reached, said Guy Fraker, chief learning officer for Morton, Ill.-based AutonomouStuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe impact on the insurance industry is going to come long before full autonomy is widely adopted, simply because you don\u2019t need full autonomy to eliminate \u2014 pick a number, 80, 85 percent \u2014 of the accidents that occur out there,\u201d Fraker said.<\/p>\n

Panelists also noted that the Midwest, including Iowa, already has ties to autonomous vehicle research, even if much of the attention is coming out of Silicon Valley. For example, agriculture has been one of the main industries investigating the technology since the 1990s, Whitley said.<\/p>\n

Iowa officials also have increased attention on the emerging technology and the role the state can play in developing it. The University of Iowa has the National Advanced Driving Simulator, which researches vehicle safety technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cIowa is the center of the universe for many of the technologies that are coming out today,\u201d said Daniel McGehee, the director of the NADS.<\/p>\n

The Iowa Department of Transportation also has contracted with a mapping company, HERE, to create high-definition digital maps of along Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. That same corridor also has been designated an official proving ground for autonomous technology by the U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n

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\u00a92017 The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Govtech.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With all of the vehicle testing and prospects of lower accident rates, those in the insurance industry are bracing for big changes ahead. (TNS) — DES MOINES \u2014 As his vehicle took a turn in \u201caggressive mode,\u201d Josh Whitley\u2019s hands hovered near the steering wheel but never touched it. The car, an autonomous research development <\/p>\n

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