運転支援から自動運転へ　 -Tesla事故から考える「ヒトとクルマの本来の関係」-

米Tesla Motorsの半自動運転機能「Autopilot」が今年5月に引き起こしたドライバー死亡事故は、世界的に進む自動運転技術の開発に再検討を迫っている。欧米の自動車メーカーの中には、Tesla Autopilotのような「半自動運転」からGoogleが目指しているような「完全自動運転」へと、開発の軸足を移す企業も出てきた。
本レポートではTesla Autopilotによる事故の状況を検証し、運転支援機能から自動運転車へ至る道のりと、そこにおける「ドライバー（人）とクルマの本来の関係」を考察する。

Autopilot, Tesla Motors' semi-autonomous driving system caused a fatal accident in Florida in May, 2016. Potentially, this could be a major blow to the reputation of the company as well as to the future of autonomous driving. Google and major auto-manufacturers all over the world, which have recently been spending vast sums of money on the development of this revolutionary technology, are now being forced to reconsider their development plans. Some companies are now considering shifting their focus from semi-autonomous driving, such as Tesla's, to full autonomous driving such as the one Google has been developing for many years.
This report examines the Tesla's accident, and, based on this analysis, considers the path to autonomous driving and the future of the relationship between humans and automobiles.