Crash data from self-driving cars could make roads safer, but most AV companies keep it locked up, according to the Cornell Chronicle.
Cornell researchers found firms treat crash records as competitive assets, not shared safety tools. Interviews with 12 insiders revealed data is often siloed, politicized, and too tied to proprietary tech to release.
The team proposes new rules and incentives — like standardized safety tests and academic data intermediaries — to make sharing possible without revealing trade secrets. They argue that smarter regulation could turn hoarded data into a public good.
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