Autonomous vehicles’ disengagements: Trends, triggers, and regulatory limitations

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 110, Issue , 2018, Pages 136-148

  Favarò, Francesca ^a   Eurich, Sky ^a   Nader, Nazanin ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous technology disengagements; Autonomous vehicles; Transportation safety

Indexed keywords

SAFETY ENGINEERING; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLES;

AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGY; AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS; CURRENT REGULATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES; HUMAN DRIVERS; SILICON VALLEY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE;

AUTOMATION; CALIFORNIA; CAR DRIVING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; MOTOR VEHICLE; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CALIFORNIA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; SAFETY; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 85033573478     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2017.11.001     Document Type: Article

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