Texas Tech University

Will automated vehicles take the stress out of driving? Research says 'don't count on it'

PhysOrg

May 8, 2018

PhysOrg - The expectation that automated vehicles will make drivers' jobs easier, especially if they've been behind the wheel for an extended period, may be more than a little flawed, according to a study by human factors/ergonomics researchers at Texas Tech University.

In their newly published Human Factors article, "Driver Vigilance in Automated Vehicles: Hazard Detection Failures Are a Matter of Time," Eric Greenlee, Patricia DeLucia, and David Newton evaluate whether increased time on the road could reduce drivers' ability to detect and respond appropriately to an automation failure.

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