Ford disguised a man as a car seat to research self-driving

Post by dsfyu404ed » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 10:25 PM UTC

vanjoe wrote: post #81

mgbmtl wrote: post #50

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Do like in Canada: all cars must have their headlights on when driving (the lights automatically turn on). edit: also, I feel like if we add new light signals for acceleration, for example, it would be nice to add that to all cars.

Those are daytime running lights. I wish headlights were mandatory, that would eliminate people driving in rainy twilight without lights on.

Post by xyzzy_plugh » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 10:40 PM UTC

dsfyu404ed wrote: post #91

vanjoe wrote: post #81

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Those are daytime running lights. I wish headlights were mandatory, that would eliminate people driving in rainy twilight without lights on.

It does the opposite. An always lit in vehicle display and DRLs that are just always on headlights makes people forget to turn their lights on when it's dark. This isn't a problem for them since they have their headlights on but drivers behind them don't see them from a distance at night because their tail lights are not lit up. This is particularly dangerous in traffic where everyone else has their lights on. Making…

Post by chris_7 » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 10:57 PM UTC

maxerickson wrote: post #53

mikestew wrote: post #36

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do pedestrians and other drivers really make "eye contact" with drivers to gauge their intention? They do, and it's even advised by some. But I'm here to tell you that the eyes lie. I've had people look me directly in the eye and still pull out in front of me. Look at the wheels. The wheels will always tell you what the vehicle is going to do.

When I'm jogging in the local park I'll often avoid making eye contact, as I think that this often works better to get people to stop (they aren't convinced you see them). Of course I'm prepared to stop if the vehicle doesn't. I'm sort of intentionally being abrasive there though, as I think people drive too aggressively given the surroundings.

Post by maxerickson » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 11:03 PM UTC

chris_7 wrote: post #95

maxerickson wrote: post #53

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When I'm jogging in the local park I'll often avoid making eye contact, as I think that this often works better to get people to stop (they aren't convinced you see them). Of course I'm prepared to stop if the vehicle doesn't. I'm sort of intentionally being abrasive there though, as I think people drive too aggressively given the surroundings.

The real problem here is that cars are permitted in a park .

Post by bostonvaulter2 » Wed, Sep 13, 2017, 11:47 PM UTC

mgbmtl wrote: post #50

saalweachter wrote: post #47

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An electric car with an empty driver seat sitting at an intersection would be especially bad; when cross the street I would interpret that as a parked car, especially if it was by the curb (for either left or a right on a one-way street). Hopefully the car would be smart enough not to hit me but I don't want to have to start staring deeply at every parked car, trying to intuit if it is a robot about to pull away.

Do like in Canada: all cars must have their headlights on when driving (the lights automatically turn on). edit: also, I feel like if we add new light signals for acceleration, for example, it would be nice to add that to all cars.