A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals that drivers using driver-assist systems like Volvo's Pilot Assist and Tesla's Autopilot may be more prone to distractions such as phone use and eating. Researchers found that drivers quickly learned to anticipate distraction alerts, tricking the systems into thinking they were focused.
A study shows drivers are more prone to distractions like eating or phone use when driver-assist systems are active. The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety monitored 29 drivers using Volvo’s Pilot Assist and 14 using Tesla’s Autopilot . Researchers found drivers quickly learned distraction alert timings, tricking the systems into thinking they were focused.
Here’s what the IIHS had to say about the Volvo drivers: Drivers were much more likely to check their phones, eat a sandwich or do other visual-manual activities while using Volvo’s Pilot Assist partial automation system than when driving unassisted, a monthlong study of driver behavior that IIHS conducted with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s AgeLab showed.
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