AUTOMATION AND THE FUTURE OF DRIVER BEHAVIOR

This paper sets out by identifying five plausible stages in the automa tion of the road traffic system, ranging from the introduction of part systems that support specific task components (navigation, collision avoidance) to full automation of roads and vehicles. It is then attemp ted to predict how drivers will respond to each successive stage of au tomation, and how this will, become manifest in driver behavior. On th e basis of this the paper assesses the safety consequences of each sep arate stage of automation.