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What do you do when you see a van that apparently has no driver? Following reports that a 'Driverless' Vehicle was cruising the streets of Clarendon, Virginia, reporter Adam Tuss chased down the 2017 Ford Transit Connect van and discovered it was being driven by a man wearing a car seat costume.
After multiple inquiries[...] the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute said Monday afternoon that the van and van driver are part of a study they are conducting on driverless cars. The worker was wearing the uniform he was supposed to wear.
"The driver's seating area is configured to make the driver less visible within the vehicle, while still allowing him or her the ability to safely monitor and respond to surroundings," a statement from the institute says.
Virginia Tech declined to make the half car seat, half man -- as Tuss put it -- available for an interview.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 12 2017, @07:09AM
Supposed to?
I was never taught to make eye contact with anyone. I almost never do, and I find it amazing when my friend describes what other people are doing in their cars. I almost never see the people, I see the cars.
I suppose when I come to a 4-way stop at the same time as others I look for signals, and if a driver is driving erratically, I look for a reason why, but otherwise, no. No eye contact.
Is this unusual? I never really thought so, but I may have shades of the autistic spectrum.