Lacoste Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 In a [CENSORED]ure more or less remote, autonomous vehicles could turn us all into mere passenger, driver's role is delegated to a board computer equipped with sensors in a permanent way and communicate with the other cars. Potentially more secure than current fully autonomous vehicles could still return to the spotlight the problem of motion sickness, which many of us escape only when the are in the driver's seat. Theoretically, driving without care we can deal with other more relaxing activities such as reading a book or watching a movie. But in practice, some drivers of passenger travel experience in the position associated with cold sweat, dizziness and vomiting, which can not escape than leaving the car. According to the study published by the UM Transportation Research Institute, analyzing the data collected within the six countries - the US, India, China, Japan, UK and Australia - about a third of the 3,200 respondents would spend time practicing at least one activities associated with sickness (reading, composing SMS, watching movies, etc.). According to estimates, about 6-12% of the passengers may feel unwell when using autonomous cars. Mercedes Benz F 015 Fortunately resolution may be quite simple, consisting of supplementation field of vision to the outside, thus preventing confusion of conflicting sensory information (eg, motion sensation induced inner ear and stay apparent time of fixation of objects inside the car) . Instead of equipping cars with oversized windows (which would pose a risk to the safety of passengers), Mercedes comes with the proposed installation of additional screens in the car connected to cameras installed externally to assist in keeping contact with the external environment.Also for preventing motion sickness, car manufacturers are encouraged to equip cars with stiffer seats, which does not introduce additional oscillations of the head or display mounted so as to encourage watching the front.
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