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The small thing that can keep drivers attentive while using partial automation

A back seat view of a man behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang on the highway
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With more cars equipped with partial automation hitting the road, safety researchers are growing increasingly worried about driver attention and the potential for these systems to cause crashes. A new survey has a possible solution to the problem of wandering attention while using partial automation: let drivers adjust the steering.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted a new study that found that drivers were more likely to stay alert while using advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) when they were allowed to correct the steering without disengaging the partial automation.

“These results suggest that small differences in system design can nudge drivers toward safer habits,” said IIHS president David Harkey in a…

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