Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium Releases Best Practice for Automated Driving System Dedicated Vehicle (ADS DV) Immediate Post Crash Behaviors and Interactions

Document provides guidance on the behaviors and interactions of ADS-DVs immediately following a crash

WARRENDALE, Pa. (March 4, 2025) - The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium™ (AVSC), a program of SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC®), is excited to announce the publication of the AVSC Best Practice for Automated Driving System-Dedicated Vehicles (ADS-DVs) Immediate Post-Crash Behaviors and Interactions. This document provides essential guidance on the behaviors and interactions of ADS-DVs immediately following a crash. It presents a structured framework for behaviors and actions undertaken by the ADS-DV and is demonstrated through three example scenarios highlighting dependencies that may influence these interactions.

Automated driving system (ADS) manufacturers, developers, and operators need to take numerous variables into consideration when making decisions and evaluating ADS-DV behaviors and interactions immediately following a crash. This can help mitigate the impact severity and help ensure safer, more predictable ADS-DVs.

This best practice outlines the necessary actions and interactions that ADS-DVs should perform to mitigate additional risks and ensure the safety of all road users, including occupants, first responders, and other stakeholders.

"With the increasing deployment of ADS-DVs on public roads, it is essential to have defined protocols for immediate post-crash behaviors of these vehicles. This best practice serves as a foundation for broader industry consensus leading to standardization, while also opening the door for more dialogue in the AV industry. It also supports the AVSC goal of safer roadways for all users." - Darcyne Foldenauer AVSC Executive Director

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The Automated Vehicle Safety Consortium™ (AVSC) is an industry program of SAE Industry Technologies Consortia® (SAE ITC). The AVSC shares information to inform and accelerate industry-wide standards and advance the safe development, deployment, and fleet operations of automated driving systems (ADSs). The members of this Consortium have decades of accumulated experience including millions of cumulative miles of physical and simulated ADS testing focused on safer, reliable, high-quality transportation. They are committed to applying their experience and combined knowledge to earn public confidence in the safe operation of SAE level 4 and level 5 automated vehicles.

SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (SAE ITC®) is an affiliate of SAE International. The SAE ITC team specializes in establishing and managing consortia by providing proven processes, tools, and resources. SAE ITC enables public, private, academic and government organizations to connect and collaborate in neutral, pre-competitive forums thus empowering the setting and implementation of strategic business improvements in highly engineered industries globally. www.sae-itc.com.

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