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David Williams: ALKS cannot be considered automated or ‘we’ll see deaths’

By 2021-04-28T06:23:00

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The insurer is ‘quite nervous’ about the government communications and customer perception surrounding automated lane keeping system technology

Describing automated lane keeping system (ALKS) technology as “cruise control on steroids”, David Williams, managing director of underwriting and technical services at insurer AXA, urged customers to view ALKS as driver assistance only rather than having fully automated functionality, otherwise “we’ll see serious injuries, we’ll see deaths”.

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