Age and experience in driving a vehicle and psychomotor skills in the context of automation

Abstract Past research shows that age and driving experience has a significant impact on on-road behavior. Both reaction time, as well visual-motor coordination speed of decision making, play an important role with regard to safety. Consequently, in this area been carried out for many years. However, there are still very few studies the these variables way taking control automated vehicle. The purpose study designed at Motor Transport Institute was therefore, including but not limited to, verification hypothesis concerning relevance psychomotor skills its adaptation automation. involved tools testing (reaction eye-hand coordination) considered driver psychological tests. experimental part passenger car simulator, where driver's behavior verified under specific situation, takeover. As expected, analyses proved factors both takeover reaction. Deficits some elements related inexperience were found older younger drivers, respectively, those had analyzed variables.