Amid crisis, pedestrian safety prioritized by connected-car startup

Important’s app alerts autonomous vehicles to the proximity of people nearby.

March 07, 2022 05:00 AM

Within an hour of hearing about a fatal crash between a self-driving test vehicle and a pedestrian, Bastien Beauchamp started thinking about better ways for autonomous vehicles to communicate with vulnerable road users.

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