The Conversation: Robocars Promise To Improve Traffic Even When Most of the Cars Around Them are Driven by People, Study Finds

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.

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