This event is in the past.It took place on June 16, 2026 at University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.

Rare Failures, Public Perception, and Automated Driving: Why Exceptional Events Shape Trust in Emerging Safety Technologies 1
Educational Talk

Rare Failures, Public Perception, and Automated Driving: Why Exceptional Events Shape Trust in Emerging Safety Technologies

June 16 at 2pm

At University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

King, Ann Arbor

πŸŽ“Open to the public, no registration required
🧠Great for anyone curious about tech psychology
πŸš—Real examples from actual AV deployments

Why do we panic over one self-driving crash but shrug at thousands of human-caused accidents? Professor Daniel McGehee unpacks the psychology of risk perception and what it means for the future of automated vehicles.

academic lecture
transportation research
risk psychology
emerging tech ethics