Robot vehicles are no longer a sci-fi concept: Cities around the world have been testing autonomous robotaxis since 2016.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Weizi Li, who studies artificial intelligence for transportation and smart cities, joined his colleagues in testing whether robot vehicles and their interactions with human-driven vehicles can alleviate today’s notorious traffic problems. Read about their findings at The Conversation.
UT is a member of The Conversation, an independent source for news articles and informed analysis written by the academic community and edited by journalists for the general public. Through this partnership, we seek to provide a better understanding of the important work of our researchers. Read more of our articles published by The Conversation on the UT News page.
—
MEDIA CONTACT:
Cindi King (865-974-0937, cking126@utk.edu)