Originally Posted by
tandempower
Wow, that is a single semicolon-divided sentence!
What if the chips are not GPS-monitorable, but only get sensed by the cars within a certain range, e.g. 100ft? What if the tech is just an extra device, like a bike light, that broadcasts at a generic frequency, which triggers driverless cars to slow/stop if they don't register anything on their radar that corresponds with the presence of the signal?
In other words, what is wrong with cyclists/pedestrians being able to signal their presence to cars using a certain designated frequency? It wouldn't absolve the cars of the responsibility to sense pedestrians/cyclists and avoid collisions, but it would give us something to do to make certain they are aware of our presence.
Long sentences aren't automatically a bad thing. (spoiler alert!) I read an article on how you could condense the plot of Macbeth either into 7 sentences, or into one power sentence with the same information in way fewer words, and the one sentence was way more reader-friendly than the seven. It went something like this: "Spurred on by his wife, MacBeth realized his ambition and fulfilled the witches' prophesy by killing Duncan and replacing his as King".
Yes, it is possible that the device could be a generic, non-identifiable electronic beacon that cars could detect when they are close, much like drivers can now see your flashing tail light. I don't know if it is easy for sensors to then match that to your visual image so they "see you" and track your movement to avoid hitting you, but certainly that would be cheaper and less invasive than some kind of personalized electronic ID.