What Information About Consumers Predicts Their Trust in Autopilots?

Mattie Milner, Rian Mehta, Stephen Rice, Scott Winter, Matt Pierce

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Abstract

In order for pilots to carry passengers from one destination to another they must rely on their indicators and controls to take them there safely. This also includes their ability to use autopilot technology to help facilitate ease of travel and safety for not only pilots but passengers, as well. Autopilot technology is always advancing and now we are seeing that technology being incorporated into commercial aviation and UAS’s doing tasks such as transporting goods to people’s homes to performing military operations Despite this advancement in technology, passengers may feel nervous about pilots relying on autopilot technology for flight instead of flying manually. What types of passengers trust autopilots and find that autopilots are reliable? Autopilots have been around for many years and the technology keeps improving.

Original languageAmerican English
Journal19th International Symposium on Aviation Psychology
StatePublished - Jan 1 2017

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences
  • Other Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Psychology

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