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TheCrimsonSteel t1_is2p2h3 wrote

Reply to comment by silentlycritical in Big Googly Eyes Could Make Autonomous Cars Safer For Pedestrians by greenappletree

I think, or at least hope, that the idea is to use "eye contact" to help communicate things to pedestrians and other drivers, since that is something lots of people do now when both parties are human.

It's something to consider with self driving cars. There's lots of non verbal queues you can get with a person behind the wheel that we need to think about. It's probably going to be some combination of new rules and communication tools for the vehicles.

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buffalorocks t1_is383rw wrote

The only thing the eyes could communicate is left and right, since they can't fly or tunnel. We should put something like a light that you turn on to communicate that intention. It could even blink.

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