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Helping autonomous vehicles and humans share the road

  • Written by Jeffrey C. Peters, Postdoctoral Fellow in Studying Complex Systems, Stanford University
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A common fantasy for transportation enthusiasts and technology optimists is for self-driving cars and trucks to form the basis of a safe, streamlined, almost choreographed dance. In this dream, every vehicle – and cyclist and pedestrian – proceeds unimpeded on any route, as the rest...

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