Human-Centric Role in Self-Driving Vehicles: Can Human Driving Perception Change the Flavor of Safety Features?

Abstract

Autonomous vehicles are expected to generate significant revenues for the global economy in the next decade. Recently, industry experts warned that autonomous vehicles are losing momentum. Self-driving is stalling. Fusing human sentiment and driving perception into a holistic approach to the development of human-centric autonomous vehicles could regain the market’s trust. In this article, we try to explain why the traditional approach to self-driving vehicles, which focuses only on perfecting vehicle performance, sends engineers back to the whiteboard.