The devil of autonomous vehicles will be in the details.
"Transportation analytics company Inrix has released a platform, AV Road Rules, that allows cities and transportation authorities to communicate with autonomous vehicle (AV) operators," reports Katie Pyzyk.
"Authorities will be able to digitize and communicate restrictions related to speed limits, stop signs, school zones and crosswalks," according to Pyzyk. "AVs will be able to communicate back to authorities with road infrastructure needs."
Additional about the platform is also available from an article by Alex Davies for Wired.
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