activity. between twelve and fifteen seconds. and drivers of highly automated vehicles who are at the wheel for long periods of time grow tired far more quickly than those who were actually in constant command of the vehicle. half reached a critical fatigue level after just twenty minutes. this study showed the dangers of journeys longer than a quarter of an hour people fall asleep but are supposed to be able to take control of the attraction of highly automated driving relaxing and even having a nap on the highway is a definite no no it puts a question mark over the whole concept. and the researchers aren t just worried about highly automated vehicles the kind of car that brockman drives bridges the gap between assisted and automated driving it has integrated systems that help the driver park stay in one lane and perform emergency stops many cars on the road
activities. between twelve and fifteen seconds and drivers of highly automated vehicles who are at the wheel for long periods of time grow tired far more quickly than those who were actually in constant command of the vehicle. half reached a critical fatigue level after just twenty minutes. this study showed the dangers of journeys longer than a quarter of an hour people fall asleep but are supposed to be able to take control of the attraction of highly automated driving relaxing and even having a nap on the highway is a definite no no no puts a question mark over the whole concept. and the researchers aren t just worried about highly automated vehicles the kind of car that brockman drives bridges the gap between assisted and automated driving it has integrated systems that help the driver park stay in one lane and perform emergency stops many cars on the road
stays in the same lane even if in the fast lane. a scenario that secret brockman finds alarming. so it is farts in this case the car stopped in between two lanes it s an extreme example but the car no longer knew where it was in the real world drivers coming from behind would never expect this vehicle to just stop because the driver failed to respond and that could well lead to serious pile ups. the research is conducted a second study to examine the takeover times among drivers who are tired or are taking longer trips in a driverless car the team rated their level of drowsiness using a range of indicators such as frequency of blinking i movement and yawning. tire drivers displayed similarly slow reaction times to drivers distracted by other
activities. between twelve and fifteen seconds and drivers of highly automated vehicles who are at the wheel for long periods of time grow tired far more quickly than those who were actually in constant command of the vehicle. half reached a critical fatigue level after just twenty minutes. showed the dangers of journeys longer than a quarter of an hour people fall asleep but are supposed to be able to take control of the attraction of highly automated driving relaxing and even having a nap on the highway is a definite no no it puts a question mark over the whole concept. and the researchers aren t just worried about highly automated vehicles the kind of car that brockman drives bridges the gap between assisted and automated driving it has integrated systems that help the driver park stay in one lane and perform emergency stops many cars on the road
stays in the same lane even if in the fast lane. a scenario that secret brockman finds alarming. so it is far to this case the car stopped in between two lanes it s an extreme example but the car no longer knew where it was in the real world drivers coming from behind would never expect this vehicle to just stop because the driver failed to respond and that could well lead to serious pileups. the research is conducted a second study to examine the takeover times among drivers who are tired or are taking longer trips in a driverless car the team rated their level of drowsiness using a range of indicators such as frequency of blinking i movement and yawning. tire drivers displayed similarly slow reaction times to drivers distracted by other activities. between twelve and fifteen seconds and