Self-Driving Cars May Need to Adapt to Share Roads Safely with Runners, Study Reveals

Self-driving cars may need to adapt to share roads safely with runners, study reveals

A new study on how runners may choose to interact with self-driving cars is challenging assumptions on how automated vehicles will navigate safely on the roads of the future. Researchers at the University of Glasgow and KAIST in South Korea led the study, which used augmented reality tech to explore for the first time how runners' behavior differs from walkers when they are crossing roads and junctions.

New Study Reveals Runners Take Greater Risks Around Self Driving Cars Prompting Rethink of Road Safety Systems

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Self-driving cars may have to 'adapt' to share roads safely with runners, according to Glasgow-led research

Self-driving cars may have to ‘adapt’ to share roads safely with runners, according to a study led by researchers from the University of Glasgow. A new study on how runners may choose to interact with self-driving vehicles is challenging assumptions on how automated vehicles will navigate safely on the roads of the future. Researchers at the University of Glasgow and KAIST in South Korea led the study, which used augmented reality tech to explor…