The Road Ahead: Advancing Interactions between Autonomous Vehicles, Pedestrians, and Other Road Users
Avram Block (MassRobotics)
Swapna Joshi (Northeastern University China)
Wilbert Tabone (TU Delft - Human-Robot Interaction)
Aryaman Pandya (Motional)
Seonghee Lee (Cornell University)
Vaidehi Patil (Carnegie Mellon University)
Nicholas Britten (Virginia Tech)
Paul Schmitt (MassRobotics)
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Abstract
While great strides have been taken in advancing the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), challenges abound in understanding and improving how Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) will interact with and within society. Through this paper, the authors attempt to paint the picture of challenges unique to the study and advancement of interfaces between AVs and vulnerable road users (VRUs). In turn, these gaps in research highlight the opportunities for academia, industry, and public policy to collaborate and advance the state of the art of AV-VRU interaction, and the need for a dedicated forum for sharing insights across these various sectors.