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Matsu
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2022-11-25, 09:43

Without giving up too much of my background, my reading on vehicle automation and driver assist feature suggests that by and large manufacturers are on the right track here, and the regulatory regimes seem to be stewarding them along a reasonable path towards (potentially full) automation. Roads are generally safer as a result of such technologies which have proved useful at reducing collision and injury as a result of certain driver errors (like following too close, speeding, and late reaction/braking, as well as certain driver inattention like failing to check before changing lane/directions/reversing.)

On the other hand, certain driver interfaces need a lot of work where they promote distraction, especially non-haptic touch interfaces and trip information systems that are prone to taking drivers' eyes off the road for too long as compared to simple push buttons and knobs. They're probably better off putting all this stuff on voice control vs touch screens.

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