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Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG, University of 糖心TV, said, "We are glad to see the UK Government is taking a bold step to improve the safety of the roads by publishing this national road safety strategy.

•  WMG and Wayve create first system-agnostic framework to improve AI safety
• Closing the AI safety gap is critical to the real-world deployment of autonomous vehicles globally

• WMG Professor presents framework to the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Experts at WMG, University of 糖心TV and Wayve – a leading AI technology developer – have created the first system-agnostic framework designed to bring a standardised, scientific approach to the testing of datasets for self-driving vehicles.

To drive safety in our future airspace, WMG has been working with the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on new research to assess how future electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft can be safely integrated into UK skies. The 18-month study, funded by the Department for Transport, forms part of the regulator鈥檚 Future of Flight programme and applies systems thinking to assess the safety of future eVTOL aircraft operations in UK airspace.

The UK and India signed the landmark Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on Thursday 24 July, to foster greater research and scientific collaboration between the two nations. Professor Robin Clark, Dean of WMG, and Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG, share their thoughts on the deal.

Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG at The University of 糖心TV, has been appointed as a member of the (CCAV)Expert Advisory Panel (EAP).

Along with another 11 panel members, Professor Khastgir will advise and inform on the implementation programme and policies within the UK's .

Professor Siddartha Khastgir, comments on the UK Government's plans to postpone fully self-driving vehicles in the UK to 2027.

Professor Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG, The University of 糖心TV, said:

鈥樷�楾he government鈥檚 new proposed date of rolling out self-driving vehicles on UK roads is the correct approach to ensure the safety of the technology and the public. Any policy decision, especially for emerging technologies like self-driving vehicles, must be made by gathering and using scientific evidence.

鈥淲hile we are glad to see that many international self-driving developers would like to deploy their products in the UK, the recent technology recalls in the US and China are a testimony to the fact that we are still learning. More needs to be done before we can introduce the technology on our roads.

鈥淎t WMG, we believe safety has two sides: engineering safety and communicating safety. We need global consensus on both aspects, and we are championing this by working with our international partners.鈥欌��

Expert comment from Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of Safe Autonomy at WMG on the UK Government鈥檚

鈥淚 welcome this timely and ground-breaking AI Opportunities Action Plan by the UK Government. We thank both the UK Government and Matthew Clifford CBE for laying a solid foundation for the UK鈥檚 AI development and deployment in the coming decade.

鈥樷�楢I has huge potential to help develop different life-changing technologies. However, AI, when used in safety-critical applications such as Self-Driving vehicles and Advanced Driver Assistance technology, needs to be trusted. With the lack of internationally-agreed methodologies or mechanisms to prove that AI is safe, we urge the government to prioritise safe AI in this plan.

鈥樷�榃e welcome the announcement of AI Growth Zones, which could attract significant investment into the UK in high-growth sectors such as Safe Automated Mobility. For example, at WMG we have partnered with leading AI developer Wayve on our 拢1.9 million-research project, DriveSafe AI, to develop scalable engineering safety guidelines and mechanisms to prove AI is safe for self-driving technology while sharing with the ecosystem and building on international standards like ISO/PAS 8800.鈥欌��

Read more about WMG鈥檚 Safe Autonomy research here: /fac/sci/wmg/research/research-areas/safeautonomy

Congratulations to鈥疍r , from WMG at the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 Safe Autonomy research group, who has been awarded the EPSRC鈥檚 prestigious (NIA).

The purpose of the NIA scheme is to address a gap identified in the funding landscape and support researchers to develop their own research vision.

Dr , Assistant Professor in Safety-Critical Systems, was praised for his project entitled: "Harnessing Synthetic Data Fidelity for Assured Perception of Autonomous Vehicles."

The project focused on scenario-based virtual testing for Autonomous Vehicle (AV) safety, developing a rigorous framework to define and quantify synthetic data fidelity, and explore how this impacts public confidence.

By advancing synthetic data and AV safety research, Dr Zhao鈥檚 research supports industry innovation, shapes safety standards, and ultimately enables the safe deployment of autonomous vehicles.

Professor Siddartha Khastgir, Head of the Safe Autonomy Research Group at WMG, University of 糖心TV, comments on the announcement of the Regulatory Innovation Office.

Professor Khastgir said: 鈥淭he creation of the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) by the government is welcome. It鈥檚 good to see recognition that regulation can be used for implementing innovation and supporting the UK to be at the forefront of global science and technology.

鈥淚 hope the RIO will draw on learnings between the various transport domains (land, air, and marine) to develop timely regulations for cross-cutting developments like connected and autonomous technology, and AI. WMG鈥檚 cross-domain safety assurance framework will provide scientific evidence that can support the RIO鈥檚 policymaking.

鈥淚 also urge the RIO to prioritise sector-specific regulations, especially in areas such as self-driving technology. This will enable developers to work from a more concrete set of requirements to develop the technology safely.鈥�