Self-driving vehicles should make roads safer, save energy and improve mobility, but they also might make some people sick, say University of Michigan researchers in a recent report.
Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute asked more than 3,200 adults in the U.S. and five other countries what kinds of activities—many of which could cause motion sickness—they would do instead of driving in a fully self-driving vehicle.
More than a third of Americans say they would do things that increase the likelihood and severity of motion sickness, including:
- reading
- texting
- watching movies or television
- playing games
- working
The result? About 6-12% of American adults riding in fully self-driving vehicles would be expected to experience moderate or severe motion sickness at some time.
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