Autonomous technologies make us less safe, new study finds – CarAdvice

Autonomous technologies and driver aids may actually make us less safe, a new study has found.
The research – conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in conjunction with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology – concluded that drivers were more likely to fidget with electronics and take both hands off the steering wheel when they became accustomed to adaptive cruise control and lane-keep assist features.
Senior Research Scientist at IIHS, Ian Reagan, said the results of…

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