How Lighting Could Make Autonomous Vehicles Safer for Pedestrians

January 14, 2019

  • January 14, 2019 at 12:23 pm
    Rosenblatt says:
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    Nice to see car manufacturers try to continue to improve the safety of autonomous vehicles. Although there’s no guarantee the pedestrian will see the indicators referenced in the story, at least they’re being displayed on the ground so pedestrians with their heads buried in their cell phones have a better chance of recognizing the warning. There’s still a long way to go before we’ll see Level 5 autonomous vehicles, but at least the steps forward are trying to increase safety for all those on the road.

    • January 14, 2019 at 3:00 pm
      Agent says:
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      Tesla’s will run over anything whether daylight, night or dusk. Even ran over a test robot.

      • January 14, 2019 at 3:04 pm
        Rosenblatt says:
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        This article was not about Tesla — got anything on-topic to add?

        • January 15, 2019 at 11:49 am
          PolarBeaRepeal says:
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          Are ALL autonomous vehicles safe? Include Tesla within ‘ALL’.

          • January 15, 2019 at 12:09 pm
            Rosenblatt says:
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            Please try to stay on-topic. This article and my comment specifically relate to Hyundai’s “Communication Lighting concept.”

    • January 15, 2019 at 8:43 am
      Fair Playing Field says:
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      Getting back on topic, it’s a good start, though I’d have apprehensions about private vehicles flashing red lights on the front in the U.S.. I’d probably want to see yellow lights instead. There’s also the issue of multiple autonomous vehicles arriving at intersections at slightly different times and the potential for mixed signals.

      As you said, there’s still a long way to go.

      • January 15, 2019 at 8:50 am
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        Absolutely, FPF — there are definitely a few kinks that need to be worked out (how do the warning lights look on hills? how far into the road are the warnings displayed? what if the vehicle “tells” the pedestrian it’s safe yet the “don’t walk” light is on and it’s not really safe for the pedestrian to enter the intersection? and much more), but hey … that’s why it’s billed as a concept right now and isn’t in any production models.

  • January 14, 2019 at 1:12 pm
    Havidar Ishar Singh says:
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    Mould?

    • January 14, 2019 at 3:37 pm
      Andrew G. Simpson says:
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      Stupid mistake. Sorry. It has been fixed.

  • January 14, 2019 at 1:15 pm
    reality bites says:
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    First off, I don’t think mould can hold an electrical charge. Secondly, mould would probably glow greenish/brown, instead of red, depending upon the specific chemical composition of the mould.

    Maybe the manufacturer will use the same mould that my mother used to make fruitcakes in, which had BOTH red and green bits in it, and depending upon how it was wired, would glow in flickering light-show effects.

    • January 15, 2019 at 11:04 am
      Agent says:
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      Funny reality. By the way, there are far more than a “few Kinks” to work out in autonomous cars. How about thousands which will take 10-15 years to work out?



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