NASA is looking into the factors behind fatigued driving and how new automation technologies may both help — and exacerbate — the problem. Drowsy driving is responsible for many vehicular accidents and deaths every year, according to the NHTSA, but partially automated vehicles equipped with smart features may make this issue worse, not better.

The findings come from the NASA Ames Research Center’s Fatigue Countermeasures Lab, the space agency has announced in a new editorial about the study.
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