Don't panic!: guiding pedestrians in autonomous traffic with augmented reality

Recent advances allow for driverless cars that do not rely on necessary support systems for humans such as traffic lights. However, humans will still walk the streets in the future, thus we must think about integrating pedestrians into a system of completely autonomous vehicles. We developed several prototypes for mobile UIs based on three navigational concepts showing how future navigational systems for pedestrians within automated traffic systems may display information via augmented reality. In a small qualitative study, we gathered first feedback to determine future working directions. We found that our participants liked information about autonomous vehicles, their intents, and safe zones, but were concerned with information overload.