Ford disguised a man as a car seat to research self-driving
"they just needed people to believe wholeheartedly they were using one."<p>Don't they mean "seeing one" instead of "using one"?  Or am I missing something?<p>"fill in gaps where we currently communicate via subtle gestures, eye contact and other less obvious mechanisms."<p>This also struck me as odd - do pedestrians and other drivers really make "eye contact" with drivers to gauge their intention?  I guess it's possible, but in many cases you can't see the driver's head, let alone eyes.