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Coventry University Research

As an ambitious and innovative university, our research is designed to have real-world impact on society and contribute to our mission of Creating Better Futures. We are known for conducting research that tackles a number of global challenges through our challenge-led, interdisciplinary research centres.

Dr William Payre and Sachita Shahi

Pedestrian reactions to automated vehicles could make future roads safer

Our international study has shown that understanding how pedestrians assess risks when crossing in front of automated vehicles is vital for designing safer self-driving cars.

 

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REF 2021

REF is a critical and strategic component of the university’s research activities as it benchmarks our research efforts against peer institutions at both a subject and institutional level. Find out more about our impact case studies, centres and results.

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