Keeping your eyes on the road, which is also moving, can help you avoid losing your lunch. But what’s the point of riding in an AV<\/a> if you can’t ignore the road (other than, you know, increased safety<\/a>)?<\/p> To get ahead of the motion sickness issue, Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest car manufacturer, is developing a system it claims will identify when a rider in an AV is likely to experience a bout of motion sickness and take action to prevent it.<\/p> First, Jaguar’s algorithm produces a “wellness score” for each passenger in a vehicle based on data from biometric sensors. How these sensors work is something of a mystery, though. Does the car connect to the rider’s FitBit to check their heart rate? Do cameras inside the cabin monitor their features for signs of nausea?<\/p> The press release doesn’t say, but it does claim the system can use the wellness score to “automatically personalise a vehicle’s driving and cabin settings to reduce the effects of feeling car sick by up to 60%.”<\/p> Although Jaguar Land Rover is pretty light on specifics, it‘<\/strong>s encouraging to see at least one automaker trying to get ahead of AV-caused motion sickness. After all, it’s going to be hard enough to convince people to accept the vehicles<\/a> without adding literal vomit to the mix.<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Future Jaguar and Land Rover Vehicles Will Help Cure Motion Sickness<\/a> [Jaguar Land Rover]<\/p> More on AV adoption: Poll: Cool Teens Think Self-Driving Cars Are Totally Lame<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p> Read the original here: Sick AV, Dude Once your car can drive itself, you\u2019ll be able to use\u00a0your daily commute\u00a0to\u00a0catch up on work\u00a0or read the latest headlines\u00a0\u2014 at least, unless riding in an autonomous car makes you sick. Motion sickness occurs due to a disconnect between what we see and what we feel. Continue reading Vague but Encouraging<\/h2>
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