In the interim between manual driving and a fully autonomous car future, there will be a variety of points where an autonomous system hands over control to the human in the front seat. This transition isn’t like anything experienced before in the automotive world and some drivers may struggle to adapt to this new way of driving, according to a new study conducted by Stanford University researchers. See Also: Apple confirms rumored interest in self-driving cars in letter to regulators A moderate change in the speed of the car could be enough to effect a driver taking back control, which may make them to over and understeer during the transition period before adapting to the new conditions on the road. “There is this physical change and we need to acknowledge that people’s performance might not be at its peak if they haven’t actively been participating in the driving,” said Holly Russell, lead author and former graduate student at Stanford University. Even with warnings, drivers struggle Researchers provided testers with a few seconds warning before turning off the self-driving system, enough for them to prepare to take control.
Taking Back Control Of Autonomous Car May Be Risky, Warns New Study
David Curry, ReadWriteWeb
Wed, 12/07/2016 - 2:52pm
Topics: there holly russell researchers even lene harbott readwrite stanford the control of autonomous car risky warns new study autonomous car may be risky car may be risky warns drivers transition driving change road self-driving adapt system conditions automotive struggle ensure performance university warning speed cars
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