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Making driverless cars safe for people on foot

  • Written by Michael Clamann, Senior Research Scientist, Humans and Autonomy Lab, Duke University
imageIs it safe to cross?Duke Humans and Anatomy Lab, CC BY-ND

Right now, there are two ways to be safe crossing a road: Wait until no cars are close by, so there’s enough time to make it to the other side of the street – or communicate with oncoming drivers. As the number of pedestrian deaths on U.S. roads climbs, up 25 percent since 2010...

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