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Driverless cars might follow the rules of the road, but what about the language of driving?

  • Written by Abdesalam Soudi, Sociolinguist, University of Pittsburgh
In cities and countries around the world, drivers use a range of hand signals to communicate with other drivers.Lightspring/Shutterstock.com

Recently, while on my way to the University of Pittsburgh’s campus, I made a quick “Pittsburgh left” – taking a left turn just as the light turns green – while facing a driverless...

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