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IIHS: Drivers are much apt to get distracted erstwhile partial automation systems are successful use
According to a caller survey by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), drivers utilizing partial automation systems are acold much apt to beryllium distracted by non-driving activities.
IIHS conducted a month-long survey successful the USA with 2 partial automation systems, the archetypal being Tesla's Autopilot and the 2nd being Volvo's Pilot Assist. The survey examined operator behaviour erstwhile the 2 systems were successful use.
As per the study, 14 radical utilizing Tesla's Autopilot and driving implicit 12,000 miles, triggered 3,858 attention-related warnings. With Volvo's Pilot Assist, 29 volunteers utilizing the tech were recovered to beryllium distracted 30% of the clip - an "extremely high" fig arsenic per the study.
Partial Automation systems usage cameras, sensors, and bundle to modulate the velocity of the car and support it successful the centre of the lane. Some systems besides alteration lanes connected their ain oregon erstwhile prompted. However, drivers are required to ore connected the roadworthy astatine each times and beryllium acceptable to instrumentality implicit astatine a moment's notice.
Source: Reuters
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