BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 9 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
For a pedestrian, the decision to cross a busy road often involves a distinct moment of human connection-an exchange of subtle cues with drivers, such as eye contact or a hand wave, to judge if it is safe to proceed.
But how can vulnerable road users get this information when the driver's seat is empty?
A novel study (https://static.nhtsa.gov/esv/pdf/ESV/Proceedings/28/ESV26-295.pdf) from Virginia Tech and Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous ride-hailing company, provides a promising answer: through sound.The researchwas published at the 28th Enhanced Safety of Vehicles Conference, which was sponsored by the National Highway T...