Automated vehicles: Social factors inform pedestrians' crossing decisions
QUT researchers have found that pedestrians' crossing decisions involving automated vehicles (AVs) are most influenced by nearby pedestrians.
Jul 25, 2024
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Automotive
News tagged with pedestrian safety
Automotive
Ever-larger cars and trucks are causing a safety crisis on US streets. How communities can fight back
Deadly traffic incidents have declined in most developed countries in recent years. But in the U.S. they're becoming more common. Deaths in motor vehicle crashes rose more than 33% from 2011 to 2021. Since 2010, pedestrian ...
Aug 3, 2023
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Software
New LiDAR system pinpoints pedestrian behavior to improve efficiency and safety at intersections
Pedestrian safety is critical to improving walkability in cities. To that end, NITC researchers have developed a system for collecting pedestrian behavior data using LiDAR sensors. Tested at two intersections in Texas and ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Automotive
Connecting the dots between car crashes and systemic transportation challenges
To most of us, the twisted metal and broken glass of a car crash is evidence of driver error, bad luck or both. To Kelcie Ralph, an associate professor of urban planning and policy development at Rutgers, every car crash ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Robotics
Can eyes on self-driving cars reduce accidents?
Robotic eyes on autonomous vehicles could improve pedestrian safety, according to a new study at the University of Tokyo. Participants played out scenarios in virtual reality (VR) and had to decide whether to cross a road ...
Sep 20, 2022
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Engineering
Left-turn traffic signals, better lighting, shorter crossings would enhance older pedestrians' safety
Research by the Oregon State University College of Engineering and Portland State University suggests a trio of roadway treatments would enable people age 65 and older to travel on foot more safely.
Jul 19, 2022
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Automotive
Tesla issues 2nd recall for obstructing pedestrian warning
Tesla is recalling nearly nearly 595,000 vehicles in the U.S., most for a second time, because a "Boombox" function can play sounds over an external speaker and obscure audible warnings for pedestrians.
Apr 14, 2022
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Other
Pedestrians should get the green light on traffic signal prioritisation
Whether you're driving behind the wheel, cycling on a bike or a pedestrian at a junction waiting to cross, it may feel like traffic lights are never working in your favor.
Jul 27, 2021
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Automotive
US agency plans to update auto safety ratings next year
The government's highway safety agency says it plans a significant update to its automobile crash test ratings next year, and it will look at including new technology to make roads safer.
Oct 16, 2019
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