UF & UAB’s Phase I Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology

Principal Investigator

Department:

HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Sherrilene Classen PhD

Professor And Chair

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Project Personnel

Associate Professor

Virginia P. Sisiopiku, PhD

Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Department: HP-REHAB SCI DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Justin R Mason PhD

Research Assistant Professor

Department: HP-OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Jason Rogers BS

IT Analyst And Driving Simulator Lab Manager

Department: HP-REHAB SCI DOCTORAL PROGRAM

Seung Woo Hwangbo

GRADUATE AST-R

James Wersal, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS

Funding Source

Synopsis

The University of Florida’s Institute for Driving, Activity, Participation, and Technology (I-DAPT) is working in collaboration with the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the City of Gainesville to study the implications of integrating autonomous vehicle technology. Phase 1 of the autonomous vehicle research will focus on the perception, values, beliefs and attitudes of drivers 65 years or older while utilizing a driving simulator and an autonomous vehicle.

Final Report

Classen, S., Sisiopiku, V., Mason, J., Wersal, J., Hwangbo, SW., & Rogers, J.  (2021). Final STRIDE Project D2.: UF & UAB’s Phase I Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicle Technology. Submitted 11 June 2021.

Peer-reviewed Publications

Podcast

Classen, S., & Mason, J. (2021). Podcast: STRIDE webinar Demonstration Study: Older Driver Experiences with Autonomous Vehicles. May 26, 2021.