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by 2sk21 1327 days ago
Good point. I think it will get even worse as automation improves. Consider that problems beyond thew ability of the automated driving system are delegated to the human driver. As automation improves, the human driver will have to be even more alert to resume control.
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Yep, the sibling comment ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33370118 ) explains it well:

> humans are really bad at co-operating with machines. We are asked to pay full attention to everything around us and take over at a moment's notice, while doing nothing >99% of the time. Humans simply do not work like that.

I have been trying to find some refs.

here's a couple: https://www.skybrary.aero/articles/cockpit-automation-advant...

https://themobilityforum.net/2021/03/15/the-potential-pitfal...

Like most of the 'Human Error' research, it focuses on Aviation, but is worth a read anyway if you care about topics such as e.g. SRE and Incident response.