TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Some pitfalls in the promises of automated and autonomous vehicles
JO  - Ergonomics
A1  - Hancock, P. A.
SP  - 479
EP  - 495
VL  - 62
IS  - 4
N2  - Differing forms of self-operating transportation are already among us and some have been in operation now for an extended period of time. From elevators and escalators to airport transit trams we already use many fully automatic systems. Now such technologies are very publicly and prominently penetrating into the on-road environment of everyday personal vehicle usage. The present paper raises and addresses a number of the specific and more general human factors/ergonomic issues associated with such an evolutionary step. One particular concern is that of identified responsibility when such systems fail to perform flawlessly. The ways in which this (r)evolution will impact the social and cultural fabric of affected societies is also considered. Further observations as to the vector of the future characteristics of these vehicular forms and how they and other autonomous systems will affect our world are examined. The very future of the human experience depends upon the ways in which such systems are designed, enacted, and integrated into everyday life and these are fundamentally ergonomic endeavours.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0014-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2018.1498136
ID  - ref1
ER  -