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Commentary

Autonomous vehicles and human factors/ergonomics – A challenge but not a threat

Commentary on Hancock (2019) Some pitfalls in the promises of automated and autonomous vehicles

Patrick WatersonHuman Factors and Complex Systems Group, Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 509-511 | Published online: 07 Apr 2019

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