Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

A PDS senses three white-presenting pedestrians in its path. Source: Virginia Department of Transportation via Creative Commons.

Study: Driverless Cars Bad at Detecting Dark Skin

By Kea Wilson | Jun 17, 2020 | No Comments

Driverless cars are worse at detecting darker skin pigments, meaning that autonomous vehicles might not solve the already disproportionate pedestrian death toll faced by black communities, according to a new study.

Safety Officials: Tech Will Save Pedestrians from SUVs

By Angie Schmitt | May 16, 2019 | 16 Comments

We know SUVs are killing pedestrians. But none of the traffic safety agencies is willing to alert the public about it.