The impact of autonomous vehicle technologies on product recall risk

Finbarr Murphy, Fabian Pütz, Martin Mullins, Torsten Rohlfs, Dennis Wrana, Michael Biermann

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Abstract

Complex Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technology are increasing the number of vehicle recalls. At the same time, financial risks resulting from extensive product recall events can severely affect vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers, exposing the automotive supply chain to business continuity, legal and reputational risk. However, these risk implications are under-appreciated by large segments of the supply chain. This study shows that product recall events are increasing in general but recall events associated with ADAS/AV technology form an increasingly large percentage of these recall events. Based on this analysis, we describe ADAS/AV-specific aspects of risk mitigation and present a multidimensional approach, combining production-centric risk mitigation avenues in the automotive supply chain with the transfer of residual financial risks via insurance. We find that this comprehensive risk mitigation approach benefits in higher transparency of total production costs and increased resilience of the automotive supply chain. Against the background of an increasing product recall risk resulting from the increasing automation and interconnectedness of modern vehicles, we therefore suggest a closer, more strategic cooperation between insurance companies, car manufacturers and automotive suppliers for the benefit of all parties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6264-6277
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Production Research
Volume57
Issue number20
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Oct 2019

Keywords

  • automotive industry
  • autonomous vehicles
  • product recall
  • risk analysis
  • supply chain risk management

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