“How is the vehicle supposed to react when it approaches a pedestrian who is waiting to cross the street legally at a marked crosswalk? If the pedestrian isn’t in the street, can the vehicle even “see” her? “
How is a human driver supposed to react when they approacy a pedestrian who is waiting to cross the street legally at a marked crosswalk if the pedestrian isn’t in the street?
OTOH, I saw a video a few weeks ago of a car tracking pedestrians on the sidewalks.
If an autonomous car tracked pedestrians that way and reacted accordingly, the car would be constantly stopping and starting in urban areas because it can’t distinguish between a pedestrian waiting to cross the street and one that is waiting for a bus or just standing there texting on an iPhone.