Chapter 5When is ACC not ACC?
OVERVIEW
Since the introduction of adaptive cruise control (ACC), the current generation of automated driving systems has offered the potential to relieve drivers of mental as well as physical workload. Previous research, though, has raised some puzzling conflicts about the effects of ACC on driver mental workload (MWL). Some studies have reported reduced MWL with ACC compared to manual driving, whereas others have found no effect. Two hypotheses are proposed in an effort to explain these discrepancies: a) that any potential MWL reductions due to ACC could be masked by the overriding influence of steering demand; or b) that the tasks designed in some experiments does not exploit the ...
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