Driverless Cars Become Human

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Driverless cars

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Driverless taxis are beginning to react like humans

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Driverless cars are beginning to display human-like behaviors like impatience.

University of San Francisco engineering Professor William Riggs has been studying Waymo cars since their inception.

He noticed the robotic Waymo crept to a rolling start at a pedestrian crossing before the person had reached the other footpath.

The subtle movement was reminiscent of the way humans act behind the wheel.

It is a sign of increased intelligence in the robotaxis.

Tesla is required to respond to the NHTSA 's information request by June 19 . If Tesla fails to meet this deadline, or the answers it provides are not satisfactory, it could delay the robotaxi launch..

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