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Ergonomics Issues
with Advanced
Driver Assistance
Systems (ADAS)
Mark S. Young
Brunel University, UK
5.1 ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS)
We have come a long way in the development of vehicle technology since the humble
horseless carriage of the late 19th century. The rst decade of the 21st century has
seen particular advancement in active safety systems—those which are designed to
prevent, or mitigate the consequences of collisions by taking automatic control of
the vehicle in some way (as opposed to passive safety, such as seatbelts and airbags,
which prevent or mitigate the consequences of injuries resulting from a collision). ...