Technische Assistenzsysteme – vom chirurgischen Operationsroboter bis hin zum selbstfahrenden Auto – werden immer intelligenter und können teilweise selbstständig lernen. In Zukunft werden sie mehr Alltagsaufgaben übernehmen und die Menschen damit entlasten. Wie genau diese Zukunft aussehen kann, steht im Mittelpunkt des Zukunftskongresses „Technik zum Menschen bringen“ am 26. und 27. Juni 2017 in Bonn.
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The objective of this paper was twofold: firstly, we wanted to examine whether the original Driving Anger Scale (DAS) and the original Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX) apply to German professional taxi drivers as these scales have previously been given to professional and particularly to non-professional drivers in different countries. Secondly, we wanted to examine possible differences in driving anger experience and expression between professional German taxi drivers and non-professional German drivers.
We applied German versions of the Driving Anger Scale (DAS), the Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX), and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) to a sample of 138 professional German taxi drivers. We then compared their ratings to the ratings of a sample of 1136 non-professional German drivers (Oehl and Brandenburg submitted).
Regarding our first objective, confirmatory factor analysis shows that the model fit of the DAS is better for non-professional than for professional drivers. The DAX applies neither to professional nor to non-professional German drivers properly. Consequently, we suggest modified shorter versions of both scales for professional drivers. The STAXI applies to both professional and non-professional drivers. With respect to our second objective, we show that professional drivers experience significantly less driving anger than non-professional drivers, but they express more driving anger.
We conclude that the STAXI can be applied to professional German taxi drivers. In contrast, for the DAS and the DAX we found particular shorter versions for professional taxi drivers. Especially for the DAX most statements were too strong for German drivers to agree to. They do not show behaviors related to driving anger expression as they are described in the DAX. These problems with the original American DAX items are in line with several other studies in different countries. Future investigations should examine whether (professional) drivers from further countries express their anger as proposed by the DAX. In addition, professional drivers experience less driving anger (DAS) and less general trait anger (STAXI) than non-professional drivers, but they report more driving anger expression (DAX) and more current general state anger (STAXI). Subsequent studies should therefore focus on different types of anger within the group of professional drivers.
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Autonomous vehicles are becoming more popular – they are being developed by car manufacturers and technology companies, and they’re being tested on the road in a lot of markets. It’s disruptive innovation – it will fundamentally change a lot about the transportation domain. In the research community, we’re trying to understand how you design and implement autonomous vehicles and how they should function with the driver. In the future, a driver will not have to use the steering wheel to control their car’s lane position or use the brake or accelerator pedals to control its speed; they may be much more likely to engage in more active secondary tasks like watching a movie, which is visually intensive.
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New study reveals the market is split when it comes to autonomous technologies by Dr. Ricardo Daziano. Emerging TechnologiesAutonomous vehicles use sensing and communication technologies to navigate safely and efficiently with little or no input from the driver; as someone who does not enjoy driving, this is of great interest to me – and many other people. But just how much are people willing to pay for the privilege of being driven around by the car? Little analysis exists on the marketability of automated vehicles and we wanted to find out more about the demand, penetration and policy implications of autonomous vehicle technology.
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The robot drivers are coming. Virtually every brand in the auto industry is bragging about its autonomous driving capabilities. In four years, some Fords will even skip the steering wheel entirely. But at least two big names aren’t jumping on the bandwagon just yet. When it comes to „the future of transportation,“ Mazda and Porsche got the memo — they just decided to go another way.
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Ab und zu sieht man Tempolimit-Schilder mit dem Zusatz „bei Nässe“. Was bedeutet das konkret? Wann ist es nass? Reicht es schon, dass es regnet?, will ZEIT-ONLINE-Leser Max Kappl wissen. „Immer wenn es regnet, muss ich an dich denken“, sang vor 20 Jahren die Band Freundeskreis – lieferte allerdings keine Erklärung dafür, ob die Straße anschließend nass ist. Gut, immer wenn es ganz doll regnet, ist die Straße nass, das zählt zum Alltagswissen. Aber reicht diese Erklärung auch einem Juristen?
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