The research found:
- Most of the drivers surveyed had used pre-crash the driver assist technology fitted in their vehicle and believed it was helpful, especially Blind Spot Monitoring, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keep Assist, Forward Collision Warning and Adaptive Cruise Control.
- However, some technologies were better received than others with the least trusted, and most likely to be turned off being Lane Keep Assist, Forward Collision Warning and Attention Assist.
Road safety benefit:
The research was beneficial to the extent that Government received a report giving an overview of Western Australian drivers’ experiences with and attitudes towards their Advances Driver Assist pre-crash technologies. Although most drivers found the technologies to be helpful the report recommended developing initiatives for promotion of the technologies and further research to explore in depth drivers’ concerns regarding the technologies.
