Researchers at Virginia Tech University in the United States are developing a method that uses light panels. To test them, they created a car seat suit in which a scientist hides, allowing themselves to be invisible and but still operate the car.
“Yet vehicles without drivers must also communicate by their movements, and that is why it is essential to teach them how to better interact with other road users", explains Barry Brown, Professor in human-machine interaction at Stockholm University.
India - next country where to study driverless cars
Barry is currently working on a project with Nissan Cars, looking at driving in India, a country where the frequency of traffic collisions is amongst the highest in the world. In India, the diversity of road users can make for challenging driving conditions - for humans and possible self-driving agents.
Click the link to read Barry Brown's research article "The Social Life of Autonomous Cars".