TECHNOLOGYTHE GUARDIAN WORLD
Motorway traffic drones are coming to UK roads, but will they drive us to distraction?
The National Highways agency is testing the impact of low-flying motorway traffic drones on driver distraction using a virtual reality simulation developed by MXT. The test aims to determine if drivers become distracted by the presence of drones on UK roads.
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