file image new delhi a recent iihs insurance institute for highway safety survey showed that consumer interest in automated technologies is strong but drivers appear to prefer partially automated features that require them to stay engaged in drivingautomakers often assume that drivers want as much technology as they can get in their vehicles said alexandra mueller the surveys primary designer but few studies have examined actual consumer opinions about partial driving automationto help fill that gap iihs researchers conducted a nationwide survey of more than 1000 drivers that focused on three common features lane centering automated lane changing and driver monitoring advt most partial automation systems are designed to assist with highway driving lane centering continuously adjusts the steering to keep the vehicle in the middle of the travel lane while adaptive cruise control manages the vehicles speed and distance from vehicles ahead some systems also have an automated lanechanging feature which enables the vehicle to change lanes without the driver needing to steerpartial automation still cant handle many relatively common situations thus systems need to monitor the driver to help ensure they remain ready to intervene if something goes wrong most use sensors in the steering wheel or driverfacing cameras for this purposethe survey showed a high level of acceptance of several types of driver monitoring a fundamental component of the safeguard ratings that iihs is developing for partial automation systems regardless of whether the feature in question allowed handsfree operation or required the drivers hands to remain on the wheel a majority of drivers said they would be comfortable with all three drivermonitoring strategies covered in the survey sensors on the steering wheel a camera tracking what the driver is doing with their hands or a camera aimed at their face tracking where they are looking advt the drivers who were the most comfortable with all types of driver monitoring tended to say they would feel safer knowing that the vehicle was monitoring them to ensure they were using the feature properly said mueller that suggests that communicating the safety rationale for monitoring may help to ease consumers concerns about privacy or other objectionsit may come as a surprise to some people but it appears that partially automated features that require the drivers hands to be on the wheel are actually closer to onesizefitsall than handsfree designs mueller addedalso readintersection assistance tech shows big promise for older drivers iihsleft turn assist and other upcoming intersectionassistance technologies could deliver big safety benefits for drivers in their 70s and 80s says aimee cox iihs research associate agerelated declines in their vision and cognitive abilities make leftturn crashes more common for examplesee more details etauto published on jun 24 2022 at 0405 pm ist telegram facebook copy link be the first one to comment comment now comments comment now read comment 1 all comments post post find this comment offensive choose your reason below and click on the submit button this will alert our moderators to take actions reasons for