Coming back into the loop: Drivers’ perceptual-motor performance in critical events after automated driving

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 108, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-18

  Louw, Tyron ^a   Markkula, Gustav ^a   Boer, Erwin ^a   Madigan, Ruth ^a   Carsten, Oliver ^a   Merat, Natasha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automated driving; Critical event kinematics; Driver behaviour; Reaction time; Situation awareness

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); HUMAN REACTION TIME; KINEMATICS;

AUTOMATED DRIVING; AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE MANOEUVRES; COLLISION INCIDENTS; CRITICAL EVENTS; DRIVER BEHAVIOUR; DRIVING SIMULATOR STUDY; SITUATION AWARENESS;

AUTOMATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AUTOMATION; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTENTION; AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85027891260     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.08.011     Document Type: Article

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