Earlier quoted context omitted.
Eye contact is another thing that doesn't apply in some Asian countries where by default everyone has dark tinted windows making it virtually impossible to see inside other vehicles.
> some Asian countries where by default everyone has dark tinted windows making it virtually impossible to see inside other vehicles. Hmm. Perhaps. Personally, I've never noticed this. Anyway, the concrete example doesn't matter. I guess you know what I was trying to say: implicit communication between humans . Even without eye contact, there will be a host of minuscule actions (or inactions) that we use to convey in…
But I get your point.
People compensate by being very careful when parking and of course you can always roll down your window if the situation requires it.
A robotic vechile simply couldn't manage here. There are way too many dynamic human exceptions. For example, it's common to drive against traffic on the wrong side of the road for short distances since the intersections are so far apart.