
Driver in a 'Seat Suit' Startles Pedestrians in the Name of Science
Ford's recent YouTube upload of pedestrians reacting to a Transit van that appears to have no driver may look like one of those prank shows, but it's not.
The driver is camouflaged in a "seat suit" costume as part of a joint research effort between Ford and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. They are studying how people react to driverless cars, and developing a system of communication to replace traditional hand-wave gestures.
"Understanding how self-driving vehicles impact the world as we know it today is critical to ensuring we're creating the right experience for tomorrow,"...