United States Department of Transportation
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Training Drivers to Automated Vehicles
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2023-07-31
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Edition:Final Research Report
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Abstract:According to studies done by Pew Research, PAVE, and AAA [2], [5], [3], people are quite apprehensive about being passengers in self-driving vehicles. They are concerned about the ethical choices that AV systems might make and how AV manufacturers prioritize pedestrians, passengers, or other drivers in an unavoidable accident. Drivers worry whether the decision made by the car will be the right one and whether it will compromise their own safety. Dr. JF Bonnefon from the Toulouse School of Economics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology asserts that, even if AVs are proven safer than the average driver, people will refuse to accept that they are safer than their own driving (whether they are above or below the average). According to AAA, only 9% of US drivers in 2023 trust self-driving vehicles and would ride in them [3]. As AVs become safer and reach our dealerships, it is imperative that drivers be trained on how to use them, and how to trust and be comfortable in them. AV driver training will indeed accelerate AV acceptance. The goal of the simulation study presented in this research report is to test the efficacy of AV training simulators. In this project, study participants completed surveys before and after completing an AV simulation.
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