Application of Autonomous Driving Technologies in the presence of COVID-19: To reduce occupational exposure and potential nosocomial infections of care workers, during transportation in Emergency Medical Service (EMS)

ABSTRACT

The responsibility of transporting COVID-19 patients usually falls on the Emergency Medical Service (EMS) department in a hospital. This responsibility exposes EMS workers to high coronavirus infection risks, and we cannot bear the cost of the collapse of EMS. In this paper we explore the feasibility of utilizing autonomous vehicles for patient transportation for reducing the risks of care workers. © 2021 IEEE.