How Jaywalking Could Jam Up the Era of Self-Driving Cars
Eric A. Taub, NYTimes, 1er aout 2019
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/01/business/self-driving-cars-jaywalking.html
In New York, the unwritten rule is plain: Cross the street whenever and wherever — just don’t get hit. It’s a practice that separates New Yorkers from tourists, who innocently wait at the corner for the walk symbol. But if pedestrians know they’ll never be run over, jaywalking could explode, grinding traffic to a halt.
One solution, suggested by an automotive industry official, is gates at each corner, which would periodically open to allow pedestrians to cross.
[...] an example of the thinking by those who worry about planning for the future.
“With autonomous vehicles, the technical stuff will get worked out . It’s the societal part that’s the most challenging,”
How society will adjust , or what we can do to mitigate cultural upheavals, is just beginning to be discussed. Today, there are few answers.
A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 2, 2019, Section B, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Make Way for Self-Driving Cars.
@mad_meg Un autre exemple de censure sur le titre.
Go wild, go Jay !