Testing How We Want Autonomous Cars to Behave - DZone IoT

Autonomous vehicles have come a tremendous way since the early DARPA projects saw vehicles struggle to complete even rudimentary courses. The final mile before the vehicles are ready for public roads en masse promises to be the hardest, however. The HumanDrive project is being led by Nissan's European Technical Centre and it aims to culminate in the most complex autonomous journey ever completed in the UK. One aim of the project is to develop vehicles that appear to all intents and purposes as though they're being driven by a human (although presumably a good deal safer than human drivers). "While there are many vehicles around the world that have some self-driving features, such as self-parking or cruise control, integrating human-like driving to driverless vehicles will provide a smoother, more comfortable experience for drivers. Our algorithm development is trying to achieve this along with an understanding of what people want from an automated driving experience," the team said.