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I would like some kind of visual feedback (maybe countdown timer for how long it has stopped for?) from autonomous car. Something similar to checking if driver

I would like some kind of visual feedback (maybe countdown timer for how long it has stopped for?) from autonomous car. Something similar to checking if driver is paying attention and is aware that I'm going to cross in front of their car by looking at direction where driver is looking or a hand gesture.

bckr 5y ago
I really want this, too. I highly depend on eye contact with other drivers for safety.
kevinventullo 5y ago
Interesting! Like a higher fidelity turn signal.
seanmcdirmid 5y ago
This is a great idea. Disney/Pixar have this figured out, why not turn fiction into reality for a good use case?
greesil 5y ago
With a human I try to make eye contact. At least that way if I get run over I know it's intentional :) Maybe they were on to something with the Jonny Cab mannequin in Total Recall.
- Cd00d 5y ago
  How do you achieve this? I feel like every time I'm crossing the street windshield glare is so severe that I couldn't even be convinced the driver was in their seat.
  - azinman2 5y ago
    You could put eyes on the outside of the car.
  - greesil 5y ago
    -try-
  - noneeeed 5y ago
    This is one of the reasons I wish drivers would stop trying to let me cross the street when they could just drive past. Most of the time I can't see them clearly enough to make eye contact and be sure that they are not just lost/confused (I live in a tourist town with diabolical roads so that's pretty common).
- bduerst 5y ago
  Just look directly into the Lidar. That way we'll know when the uprising is close.
  - greesil 5y ago
    Do not look directly into the lidar with remaining eye
SoporificSlip 5y ago
I remember Ford doing some of this work in a research phase a few years ago (by putting real people in hilarious empty seat costumes). I don't recall anything more recent from the major players and it still feels like a missing component to to having vulnerable road users feel comfortable around autonomous cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQyYOPPn7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQyYOPPn7w
- wes-k 5y ago
  OMG that is hilarious! How do we I get one of these costumes?
rootusrootus 5y ago
> I would like some kind of visual feedback Good idea. Maybe the car can turn on an indicator when it has made the decision it is going to move, something that even gives an idea of where it is intending to move.
- grkvlt 5y ago
  you could create some kind of modulated visual signal that activates only on the side that the vehicle intends to move towards?
greesil 5y ago
I know someone at waymo, maybe they can file a feature request. Jonny Cab here we come.
borgel 5y ago
Interestingly, the Waymo vehicles do actually have a screen on top, though I'm not sure what they're planning to use it for. Here's a photo [1]. [1] https://www.wallpaper.com/transport/waymo-division-autonomous-car https://www.wallpaper.com/transport/waymo-division-autonomou...

bckr 5y ago

I really want this, too. I highly depend on eye contact with other drivers for safety.

kevinventullo 5y ago

Interesting! Like a higher fidelity turn signal.

seanmcdirmid 5y ago

This is a great idea. Disney/Pixar have this figured out, why not turn fiction into reality for a good use case?

greesil 5y ago

With a human I try to make eye contact. At least that way if I get run over I know it's intentional :) Maybe they were on to something with the Jonny Cab mannequin in Total Recall.

Cd00d 5y ago
How do you achieve this? I feel like every time I'm crossing the street windshield glare is so severe that I couldn't even be convinced the driver was in their seat.
- azinman2 5y ago
  You could put eyes on the outside of the car.
- greesil 5y ago
  -try-
- noneeeed 5y ago
  This is one of the reasons I wish drivers would stop trying to let me cross the street when they could just drive past. Most of the time I can't see them clearly enough to make eye contact and be sure that they are not just lost/confused (I live in a tourist town with diabolical roads so that's pretty common).
bduerst 5y ago
Just look directly into the Lidar. That way we'll know when the uprising is close.
- greesil 5y ago
  Do not look directly into the lidar with remaining eye

SoporificSlip 5y ago

I remember Ford doing some of this work in a research phase a few years ago (by putting real people in hilarious empty seat costumes). I don't recall anything more recent from the major players and it still feels like a missing component to to having vulnerable road users feel comfortable around autonomous cars. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQyYOPPn7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqQyYOPPn7w

wes-k 5y ago
OMG that is hilarious! How do we I get one of these costumes?

rootusrootus 5y ago

> I would like some kind of visual feedback Good idea. Maybe the car can turn on an indicator when it has made the decision it is going to move, something that even gives an idea of where it is intending to move.

grkvlt 5y ago
you could create some kind of modulated visual signal that activates only on the side that the vehicle intends to move towards?

greesil 5y ago

I know someone at waymo, maybe they can file a feature request. Jonny Cab here we come.

borgel 5y ago

Interestingly, the Waymo vehicles do actually have a screen on top, though I'm not sure what they're planning to use it for. Here's a photo [1]. [1] https://www.wallpaper.com/transport/waymo-division-autonomous-car https://www.wallpaper.com/transport/waymo-division-autonomou...