Are we ready for the self-driving car? | Tyron Louw | TEDxUniversityofLeeds

With the world’s eyes focused sharply on the technology behind the phenomenon that is the self-driving car, little attention is given to how it will affect us as drivers and whether we are actually ready for it. Not only are we happy to use a self-driving car, but are we capable of using one? In his talk, Tyron explores where we are on the road to the self-driving car, and what would happen if your self-driving car has a ‘blue-screen’ moment. Tyron's talk was filmed at Stage@Leeds as part of the TEDx University of Leeds event.

Tyron (@tyronlouw) is a human factors expert working on understanding drivers' capabilities and limitations in their interaction with a highly automated driving system. He is a Ph.D. student and Research Assistant at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, where he works with Volvo, Ford, the German Aerospace Centre, and other research institutions, on European projects investigating various aspects of road users' interactions with automated road transport systems. Tyron completed his BSc (Hons) and MSc (Research) in Ergonomics at Rhodes University in South Africa, where he lectured undergraduate courses in human information processing, decision making, and usability, and also organised the first student-run TEDx event in South Africa. Tyron was a member of the ergonomics assessment team for Volkswagen South Africa and consulted for AngloAmerican on driver fatigue.

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