Surprise! Even Partial Automation Is Encouraging Drivers Not to Pay Attention

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Jun 4, 2020 | 03:29 PM

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Surprise! Even Partial Automation Is Encouraging Drivers Not to Pay Attention

Surprise! Even Partial Automation Is Encouraging Drivers Not to Pay Attention

Video footage of a Tesla driver testing out the survivability of nap driving.

Researchers have warned that the adoption of fully automated vehicles is likely to lead to more travel and more congestion, and this study’s results seem to back that up.

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Jun 4, 2020 | 04:05 PM

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Partial automation is more dangerous than no automation.

full automation is likely going to encourage less people to use public transit. Which is also bad

Jun 5, 2020 | 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mike410b

Partial automation is more dangerous than no automation.

full automation is likely going to encourage less people to use public transit. Which is also bad

We got the virus taking care of encouraging more solo drivers on road too. The roads are going to be miserable if the market ever comes back.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/04/cdc-...emissions.html