Distractions Slow Remote Driver Reaction

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Distractions significantly delay remote drivers' reaction time

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Distractions significantly delay remote drivers' reaction time.

Researchers found that mental disengagement, achieved through a reading task distraction, significantly slowed the remote driver's reaction time by an average of 5.3 seconds when the driverless vehicle system required intervention.

Disengagement resulted in a 4.2 second delay in decision-making time for remote drivers when they needed to make critical strategic decisions.

This is one of the first studies to assess remote drivers' behaviour when teleoperating automated vehicles.

Vantec Europe Managing Director , Martin Kendall , said: "Vantec were involved in the initial proof of concept trails for autonomous logistics which has led to V-CAL . We believe passionately that these early stage innovative transport solutions will be a means to supporting the HGV business not just in the UK but globally.

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