Lockton and Nexar Launch Human-Benchmark Framework for Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Event summary
- Lockton and Nexar introduced a human-benchmark framework for evaluating autonomous vehicle (AV) safety against real-world human driving behavior on June 2, 2026.
- The framework is designed to address the lack of an independent, widely recognized standard for measuring AV safety relative to human driving.
- The framework is powered by BADAS 2.0, Nexar's collision anticipation model family, trained on 10 billion miles and 60 million safety-critical events.
- Initial components include the Nexar Risk Index for environmental risk assessment and Nexar Apex for AV system verification against real-world edge cases.
The big picture
The introduction of this framework addresses a critical gap in the AV ecosystem by providing an independent standard for measuring AV safety against human driving. This is particularly relevant as autonomy is adopted across various sectors, impacting insurers, regulators, and AV developers. The framework's open, evolving nature aims to serve as a credible reference for structuring coverage, evaluating safety claims, and demonstrating performance.
What we're watching
- Adoption Dynamics
- How the framework will influence the pace of AV adoption across logistics, mobility, and commercial fleets.
- Regulatory Impact
- Whether regulators will adopt this framework as a consistent reference for assessing AV safety claims.
- Market Differentiation
- The extent to which AV developers leverage the framework to differentiate their systems in the market.
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