The drive toward self-driving cars continues to accelerate at an unprecedented pace and the promise of more accessible, lower-cost, and safer mobility options has electrified a broad discussion about the future of mobility and transportation around the world. Automated and driverless vehicles, sometimes known as autonomous vehicles, are a shining star in our collective digital futures as they will play an integral role in how we move people and goods from point A to point B. Despite this excitement, there are many challenges to overcome and many questions to be asked about this technology. This Teach-Out was developed in partnership with Mcity, the University of Michigan’s public-private partnership devoted to advancing the development of connected and automated vehicles.In this Teach-Out, you will hear leading experts in technology, law, accessibility and equity, and societal change.
The Teach-Out will address the following questions:
What is a self-driving car? What is an automated or driverless vehicle?
What are the major legal questions?
What can we do to prepare?
How do we build trust in this new technology?
How are we testing this technology and when can we expect to see it on the roads?
How is this going to change our modern society?
How are people thinking about accessibility and equity?
Self-Driving Cars Teach-Out
Offered By
University of Michigan
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
1Introduction
19 videos (Total 118 min), 21 readings, 1 quiz
19 videos
Welcome to the Self-Driving Cars Teach-Out47s
Introducing Mcity's Diector: Huei Peng1m
Welcome to Mcity: Greg McGuire9m
Autonomous Vehicle Walk-Through10m
Self-Driving Cars and Technology: Matthew Johnson-Roberson9m
Learning the Levels of Automation (0-5)1m
Deployment & Competition: A legal perspective with Dan Crane9m
Privacy and Liability: A legal discussion with Ian Williams12m
How to answer the legal questions: Bryce Pilz6m
Societal Change: Liz Gerber8m
Accessibility and Equity: Alex Murphy17m
Trust and Human Interaction: Lionel Robert13m
John Gagern - Shuttle Conductor2m
Welcome to the NAIAS 201941s
Michigan State University's LiDAR Demonstration: John Verboncoeur5m
Perception and Sociology - Sheila Cotten3m
The Start-up Perspective: May Mobility: Amanda Silver3m
Thank you for joining the conversation21s
21 readings
What is a Teach-Out?10m
Groundrules for Engagement10m
Welcome to the Self-Driving Car Teach-Out10m
Welcome to Mcity: Greg McGuire10m
Self-Driving Cars and Technology: Matthew Johnson-Roberson10m
Deployment & Competition: A legal perspective with Dan Crane10m
Privacy and Liability: A legal discussion with Ian Williams10m
How to answer the legal questions: Bryce Pilz10m
Societal Change: Liz Gerber10m
Accessibility and Equity: Alex Murphy10m
Trust and Human Interaction: Lionel Robert10m
John Gagern - Shuttle Conductor10m
North American International Auto Show10m
Michigan State University's LiDAR Demonstration: John Verboncoeur10m
Perception and Sociology - Sheila Cotten10m
The Start-up Perspective: May Mobility: Amanda Silver10m
Get Involved10m
Acknowledgements10m
Expert Response to Your Questions on February10m
Additional Resources10m
Copyright CC BY-SA10m
1 practice exercise
Short Quiz on Self-Driving Car Technology
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4 ReviewsTop Reviews
By RC•Feb 12th 2019
Excellent overview of the Self-Driving Car challenges and issues to consider for the future.
By PM•Feb 14th 2019
Interview format was a great idea, and thoughts seems spontaneous and passionate. Thank you
Instructors
Carrie Morton
Deputy Director of Mcity
Huei Peng
Director of Mcity, Roger L. McCarthy Professor of Mechanical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
About University of Michigan
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a Teach-Out?
Teach-Outs are short learning experiences, each focused on a specific current issue. Attendees will come together over a few days to learn about a subject or event and gain skills. Teach-Outs are open to the world and are designed to bring together individuals with wide-ranging perspectives in respectful and deep conversation. These events provide opportunities for diverse learners and a multitude of experts to come together to ask questions of one another and explore new solutions to the pressing concerns of our global community.
Why is the University of Michigan creating Teach-Outs?
The U-M Teach-Out Series is part of our deep commitment to engage the public in exploring and understanding the problems, events, and phenomena most important to society. Teach-Outs are just-in-time community learning events that encourage participants around the world to come together in conversation with the U-M campus community and faculty experts
I see there are quizzes -- do I have to pass a quiz to complete a Teach-Out?
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