IAA 2017: Saarbrücken researchers show that speech information is more distracting for elderly drivers

The navigation system announces a detour, radio programs are selected by voice command: For many, in-car voice control is an everyday occurrence. Companies also have seniors in mind as customers. In research, however, it has been unclear whether complex language information distracts seniors from a second activity any more than it does younger people. Scientists from Saarbrücken have now examined this question for what may well be the most dangerous scenario, steering a vehicle.

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5th January 2021