Key facts
- Lockton and Nexar launched a human-benchmark framework for autonomous vehicle safety.
- The framework evaluates AV safety against real-world human driving.
- It is intended for use by insurers, regulators, and AV developers.
Lockton, the world's largest privately held insurance brokerage, and Nexar, a real-world intelligence platform, have jointly developed and launched a new framework aimed at assessing the safety of autonomous vehicles (AVs). This human-benchmark framework is designed to provide an independent reference point by comparing AV performance against data from human drivers in real-world conditions. The initiative seeks to offer a standardized method for insurers, regulatory bodies, and AV developers to evaluate and ensure the safety of autonomous driving systems.