Self-driving Cars and Motion Sickness [Episode 6]

Self-driving, or autonomous, cars are an appealing technology with tons of transportation potential, but one major barrier that may afflict many future drivers-turned-passengers is motion sickness. Kristen discusses this challenge, as well as early-stage research from University of Michigan’s Mcity Test Facility that is working to address it.

References and Resources

• News article and white paper

  • https://news.umich.edu/measuring-motion-sickness-in-driverless-cars/

  • https://mcity.umich.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mcity-whitepaper-motion-v6.pdf

• Mcity: https://mcity.umich.edu/our-work/mcity-test-facility/

• Motion Sickness: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/12782-motion-sickness

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