Re:Uber vehicle reportedly saw but ignored woman it struck
by jschwartzi on Monday May 07, 2018 @06:29PM
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Gaze is actually more important when you're trying to figure out whether someone sees you. If I don't see your eyes, I would assume that you don't see me at all.
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Re:Uber vehicle reportedly saw but ignored woman it struck
by eric_h on Monday May 07, 2018 @10:59PM
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> If I don't see your eyes
I think you really mean if you don't make eye contact.
Eye contact is a two-person activity. How does an autonomous car make eye contact with a person?
Re:Uber vehicle reportedly saw but ignored woman it struck
by c22 on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @12:36AM
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Something like this could be developed. For instance, the car could have an array of lights on its grill (think Knight Rider) that track in the direction of detected obstacles, if you don't see a light facing towards you then you know you are not detected and to use caution. Alternately a light on the front of the car could turn from yellow to blue to indicate its intent to yield.
Re:Uber vehicle reportedly saw but ignored woman it struck
by icebraining on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @07:17AM
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A small screen (or more) might be a better option. It seems Mercedes made a concept version of the Smart with one, and the cars launched by Drive.ai already have them.