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New Vehicle Technology, Older Drivers, and the Policy Problem of Transition

Professor Joe Coughlin, founder and director of the AgeLab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the New England University Transportation Center, spoke at Volpe about the safety problems that new vehicle technologies may introduce on June 7, 2011. In particular, the problems that may be introduced as older drivers interact with new technology, and the corresponding policy implications.

*The views of this presenter do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

View the video from this event.