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Covid-killing paint for hospitals
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23/04/2025
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A superbug busting paint has been developed which could make hospitals less susceptible to infections for patients and staff.
It would also prevent spread of another coronavirus-like pandemic.
In trials, ew paint was applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to destroy species such as MRSA, flu and COVID-19.
The new paint-on resin incorporates bacteria-killing chlorhexidine, which is often used by dentists to treat mouth infections and for pre-surgical cleaning.
The coating was developed by UK scientists at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy.
The team worked with a company called Indestructible Paint that manufactures specialist, high-performance coatings for a wide range of industries.
Together they created a prototype antimicrobial paint using this new material and have found it effectively activates when dried to kill a range of pathogens.
The new paint can be applied to a range of plastic and hard non-porous surfaces.
As well as hospital settings the team is also investigating its use in the transport and aerospace industry.
OPS: An untreated surface inder the microscope showing it covered in bugs.
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Covid-killing paint for hospitals
Ferrari Press Agency
Bugs 1
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23/04/2025
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Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A superbug busting paint has been developed which could make hospitals less susceptible to infections for patients and staff.
It would also prevent spread of another coronavirus-like pandemic.
In trials, ew paint was applied to a range of surfaces to effectively kill bacteria and viruses, including difficult to destroy species such as MRSA, flu and COVID-19.
The new paint-on resin incorporates bacteria-killing chlorhexidine, which is often used by dentists to treat mouth infections and for pre-surgical cleaning.
The coating was developed by UK scientists at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy.
The team worked with a company called Indestructible Paint that manufactures specialist, high-performance coatings for a wide range of industries.
Together they created a prototype antimicrobial paint using this new material and have found it effectively activates when dried to kill a range of pathogens.
The new paint can be applied to a range of plastic and hard non-porous surfaces.
As well as hospital settings the team is also investigating its use in the transport and aerospace industry.
OPS: A surface coated with the new paint is shown bug free under the microscope.
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Giving blue cheese a new colour palette
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Blue cheese 1
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15/03/2024
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Scientists have developed range of alternative colours for blue cheese
After discovering how the classic blue-green veining is created, a team of experts were able to create a variety of different fungal strains that could be used to make cheese.
They came up with colours ranging from white to yellow-green to red-brown-pink and light and dark blues.
The study was by a team at the UK’s University of Nottingham who looked at favourites like Danish Blue, Stilton, Roquefort, and Gorgonzola.
Study co-author Dr Paul Dyer said:“We’ve been interested in cheese fungi for over 10 years, and traditionally when you develop mould-ripened cheeses, you get blue cheeses such as which use fixed strains of fungi that are blue-green in colour.
"We wanted to see if we could develop new strains with new flavours and appearances.”
It is thought blue cheese came about by accident when people used to store cheeses in caves because their temperature and moisture levels were especially hospitable to harmless moulds.
Today the fungus Penicillium roqueforti is used worldwide in the production of blue-veined cheese.
Its unique blue-green colour and flavour comes from pigmented spores formed by fungal growth.
Using a combination of bioinformatics, targeted gene deletions and heterologous gene expression, the team learnt the way in which the blue-green pigment is produced.
OPS:Dr Paul Dyer
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Giving blue cheese a new colour palette
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Blue cheese 1
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15/03/2024
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Scientists have developed range of alternative colours for blue cheese
After discovering how the classic blue-green veining is created, a team of experts were able to create a variety of different fungal strains that could be used to make cheese.
They came up with colours ranging from white to yellow-green to red-brown-pink and light and dark blues.
The study was by a team at the UK’s University of Nottingham who looked at favourites like Danish Blue, Stilton, Roquefort, and Gorgonzola.
Study co-author Dr Paul Dyer said:“We’ve been interested in cheese fungi for over 10 years, and traditionally when you develop mould-ripened cheeses, you get blue cheeses such as which use fixed strains of fungi that are blue-green in colour.
"We wanted to see if we could develop new strains with new flavours and appearances.”
It is thought blue cheese came about by accident when people used to store cheeses in caves because their temperature and moisture levels were especially hospitable to harmless moulds.
Today the fungus Penicillium roqueforti is used worldwide in the production of blue-veined cheese.
Its unique blue-green colour and flavour comes from pigmented spores formed by fungal growth.
Using a combination of bioinformatics, targeted gene deletions and heterologous gene expression, the team learnt the way in which the blue-green pigment is produced.
OPS:Some of the new blue cheese colours
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Giving blue cheese a new colour palette
Ferrari Press Agency
Blue cheese 1
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15/03/2024
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Scientists have developed range of alternative colours for blue cheese
After discovering how the classic blue-green veining is created, a team of experts were able to create a variety of different fungal strains that could be used to make cheese.
They came up with colours ranging from white to yellow-green to red-brown-pink and light and dark blues.
The study was by a team at the UK’s University of Nottingham who looked at favourites like Danish Blue, Stilton, Roquefort, and Gorgonzola.
Study co-author Dr Paul Dyer said:“We’ve been interested in cheese fungi for over 10 years, and traditionally when you develop mould-ripened cheeses, you get blue cheeses such as which use fixed strains of fungi that are blue-green in colour.
"We wanted to see if we could develop new strains with new flavours and appearances.”
It is thought blue cheese came about by accident when people used to store cheeses in caves because their temperature and moisture levels were especially hospitable to harmless moulds.
Today the fungus Penicillium roqueforti is used worldwide in the production of blue-veined cheese.
Its unique blue-green colour and flavour comes from pigmented spores formed by fungal growth.
Using a combination of bioinformatics, targeted gene deletions and heterologous gene expression, the team learnt the way in which the blue-green pigment is produced.
OPS: Left hand side. Spectrum of colour strains produced in Pencillium roqueforti (wild type to far right).
Right hand side. Cross sections of cheeses made with the original (dark blue-green) or new colour (red-brow, bright green, white albino) strains of the fungus.
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Giving blue cheese a new colour palette
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Blue cheese 1
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15/03/2024
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Scientists have developed range of alternative colours for blue cheese
After discovering how the classic blue-green veining is created, a team of experts were able to create a variety of different fungal strains that could be used to make cheese.
They came up with colours ranging from white to yellow-green to red-brown-pink and light and dark blues.
The study was by a team at the UK’s University of Nottingham who looked at favourites like Danish Blue, Stilton, Roquefort, and Gorgonzola.
Study co-author Dr Paul Dyer said:“We’ve been interested in cheese fungi for over 10 years, and traditionally when you develop mould-ripened cheeses, you get blue cheeses such as which use fixed strains of fungi that are blue-green in colour.
"We wanted to see if we could develop new strains with new flavours and appearances.”
It is thought blue cheese came about by accident when people used to store cheeses in caves because their temperature and moisture levels were especially hospitable to harmless moulds.
Today the fungus Penicillium roqueforti is used worldwide in the production of blue-veined cheese.
Its unique blue-green colour and flavour comes from pigmented spores formed by fungal growth.
Using a combination of bioinformatics, targeted gene deletions and heterologous gene expression, the team learnt the way in which the blue-green pigment is produced.
OPS:Colour derivatives for blue cheeses
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'Designing a vaccine that covers all cancers is hard': biotech pioneer Lindy Durrant
The immunologist Lindy Durant who runs Scancell is trialling novel treatments to attack tumours, as well as needle-free Covid jabs.
Lindy Durant, CEO of Scancell, Bellhouse Building, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, UK.
15/05/2023.
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'Designing a vaccine that covers all cancers is hard': biotech pioneer Lindy Durrant
The immunologist Lindy Durant who runs Scancell is trialling novel treatments to attack tumours, as well as needle-free Covid jabs.
Lindy Durant, CEO of Scancell, Bellhouse Building, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, UK.
15/05/2023.
Sophia Evans / Guardian / eyevine
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'Designing a vaccine that covers all cancers is hard': biotech pioneer Lindy Durrant
The immunologist Lindy Durant who runs Scancell is trialling novel treatments to attack tumours, as well as needle-free Covid jabs.
Lindy Durant, CEO of Scancell, Bellhouse Building, Oxford Science Park, Oxford, UK.
15/05/2023.
Sophia Evans / Guardian / eyevine
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
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Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: Senior research fellow David R. Large who is leading the study
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
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Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
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Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: Even though the vehicle appeared driverless, many people still gave it a wave of thanks to it for giving way to them
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: Even though the vehicle appeared driverless, many people still gave it a wave of thanks to it for giving way to them
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_156313485_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_156313477_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: The car with front seat driver disguised as a seat. A reasearcher in the back operated a front mounted display screem called an eHMI which interacted with pedestrians
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_156313468_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: A researcher gets into their car seat disguise
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DUKAS_156313467_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: A researcher disguised as a car seat takes the wheel of the vehcile to give pedestrians the impression it is autonomous.
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_156313462_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: A researcher gets into their car seat disguise
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
(FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_156313461_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: A researcher gets into their car seat disguise
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
(FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_156313459_FER
Driver disguised as car seat to for autonomous vehices study.
Ferrari Press Agency
Driverless 1
Ref 14851
07/06/2023
See Ferrari text
Pictures must credit: University of Nottingham
A driver disguised as a car seat took the wheel — to see how pedestrians react to driverless vehicles.
The novel study found that people trust certain visual prompts more than others when deciding whether to cross in front of an autonomous car.
The aim of the study was to understand how pedestrians respond naturally to self-driving vehicles.
The car was also equipped with a visual display board fixed on the front known as an eHMI.
These displays included expressive eyes and a face, accompanied by short text-based language such as “I have seen you” or “I am giving way”.
The car was driven around the campus of the UK’s University of Nottingham over several days with the so-called “ghost-driver” concealed as a front seat.
The eHMI was controlled by a team member sat in the back seat.
OPS: A researcher disguised as a car seat takes the wheel of the vehcile to give pedestrians the impression it is autonomous.
Pcture supplied by Ferrari
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