Consultant for truckers, insurance companies and lawyers

Assist truck drivers, insurance companies, and lawyers to understand how autonomous vehicles (AVs) will impact their businesses in a rapidly changing R&D environment. My experience is based on 15 years of U.S. Department of Transportation contract research for driver-assistance systems.

Autonomous vehicle expectations: improved safety, reduced congestion, enhanced comfort

Expectations based on satisfying the following three fundamental safety requirements for autonomous vehicles:

  • Show that an AV fleet has a smaller collision probability than a manually operated fleet to demonstrate AV superior safety.
  • Demonstrate that average drivers can transition from autonomous to manual driving mode in just a few seconds, not 20-30 seconds as shown in driver simulator studies.
  • Prove that AV cyber security breaches will not significantly affect AV safety.

Outcome of unresolved obstacles: driver anxiety, litigation opportunities, and insurance underwriting uncertainties.

Read about my consulting services by selecting the next arrow or review my qualifications. Please contact me at jeff@jheversonconsulting.com or call 339-227-0585

About Dr. Everson

Prior to forming this autonomous vehicle consultant practice, Dr. Jeffrey Everson was director of business development for QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group (previously Foster-Miller, Inc.).

Dr. Everson has been the principal investigator for collision warning systems for automobiles and inner-city transit buses. These programs were awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). For his work on developing a collision warning system for inner-city transit buses, Everson was the first U.S. Department of Transportation contractor to win an SBIR Tibbetts Award.

Previously Dr. Everson held senior scientist positions at Battelle Memorial Institute, The Analytic Sciences Corporation (TASC), Honeywell Electro Optics Systems Division, and Itek Optical Systems Division.

He holds a PhD in physics from Boston College and a MS/BS in physics from Northeastern University.

Contact

For more information about how JHEverson Consulting can help your company with autonomous vehicles, please contact Jeff Everson.

JHEverson Consulting is based in the Boston area but consults for clients throughout North America.