#TranspoTech

Barb Chamberlain

@barbchamberlain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Reflective clothing may reduce the effectiveness of pedestrian detection technology: IIHS The new study suggests automated braking systems may not see safety attire worn by pedestrians.

So about that part where they told us to wear bright clothing... www.automotivedive.com/news/reflect...
(By the way, we are ALL 100% ALL OF US pedestrians so this means you, person who drives and wants to cross the street after parking.)

#AV #TranspoTech #RoadSafety #pedestrian #walking #BikeSky

Barb Chamberlain

@barbchamberlain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Autonomous Cars Don’t Understand How Blind People Move Around. A… Instead of Actors, Members of Visually Impaired Community Demonstrate Pedestrian Scenarios for New Dataset

Critical gap in AV programming: Understanding how blind people move. This work "reducing prediction errors by over 80%" which means those errors are HIGH. today.umd.edu/autonomous-c... #accessibility #ADA #TranspoTech #technology #AV #ADAS #CarCulture #RoadSafety #MobilityJustice #MoveEquity

Barb Chamberlain

@barbchamberlain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Note that this story also implicitly spikes the ableist "make eye contact" and "see and be seen" admonishment that ignores the existence of blind and low-vision people.
#MoveEquity #MobilityJustice #RoadSafety #ADA #accessibility #AI #AV #TranspoTech #ableism

Barb Chamberlain

@barbchamberlain.bsky.social

1 year ago

Column | On roads teeming with robotaxis, crossing the street can be harrowing Our tech columnist captured multiple video of Waymo self-driving cars failing to stop for him at a crosswalk. How does an AI learn how to break the law?

So “opportunity for continued improvement in these highly dynamic social interactions between man and machine” = code for "Yep, AI can learn to break the law". Good luck, people wanting to cross the street. wapo.st/3ZZDifm

#CarCulture #CrashNotAccident #RoadSafety #TowardZeroDeaths #TranspoTech