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Traffic systems as joint cognitive systems: issues to be solved for realizing human-technology coagency

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This paper discusses a couple of issues that are at the center of discussions in the development of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and their effects from the viewpoints of the joint cognitive systems. The first is the issue of authority and responsibility. It is argued that machine may be given authority to improve safety and to alleviate possible damages, even in the framework of human-centered automation. The second is the issue of the overtrust in and overreliance on ADAS, in which it is argued that possibilities and types of overtrust or overreliance may vary depending on characteristics of ADAS. The importance of the design of human–machine interface and human–machine interactions is included in the discussions.

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Inagaki, T. Traffic systems as joint cognitive systems: issues to be solved for realizing human-technology coagency. Cogn Tech Work 12, 153–162 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-010-0143-6

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