Drive.AI ready to add layer of humanity to robot cars

Stepping in front of a self-driving car is the automotive equivalent of a trust fall. You believe the car can see you and does not plan to run you down, but you can't catch the eye of a driver, since whoever is sitting in the driver's seat is not actually in control -- or paying attention. Stepping off the curb and crossing the street while the intelligent vehicle purrs at the intersection is a leap of faith. Self-driving cars will, by at least one measure, save thousands of lives and billions of dollars. But that does little to console those who find the idea of driverless cars creepy.