Child Pedestrians, Self-Driving Vehicles: What’s The Safest Scenario For Crossing The Road?
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Crossing a busy street safely typically is a result of a social exchange. Pedestrians look for cues—a wave, a head nod, a winking flash of the headlights, and, of course, a full vehicle stop—to know it’s safe to cross.
But those clues could be absent or different with self-driving vehicles. How will children and adults...