Drivers In Car Seat Costumes Help Test Public Reaction To Autonomous Cars

Kim Bussing
Sun, 01 Oct 2017 10:12:54 -0700

Self-driving cars are all the rage today, Companies ranging from car manufacturers like General Motors and Toyota to private-hire companies like Uber and even Internet search giant Google are all scrambling to be the first to bring them to market. The efforts are so intense that the University of Michigan has established an entire city to help the cause. Dubbed Mcity, it allows manufacturers to safely test their autonomous cars using human props.