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Crash Course: Inside AVSC's Best Practice on Post-Crash Behaviors

July 10, 2025 • Partners for Automated Vehicle Education

In March 2025, the Autonomous Vehicle Safety Consortium (AVSC) published a report on the immediate post-crash behaviors and interactions of AVs. Tune in to this episode of the PAVEcast to learn more about the best practice from AVSC's Executive Director, Darcyne Foldenauer. Darcyne discusses the need for consistent and predictable behavior after a crash, the risks they hope to reduce, the role of external communications and remote operators, and more.

Learn more about AVSC: https://avsc.sae-itc.com/

Read the Best Practice: https://saemobilus.sae.org/reports/avsc-best-practice-automated-driving-system-dedicated-vehicle-ads-dv-immediate-post-crash-behaviors-interactions-avsc-i-05-2025