Why public health should embrace the autonomous car

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 5-7

  Pettigrew, Simone ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCELERATION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

EID: 84995952476     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.12588     Document Type: Note

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