A pilot study on the cognitive and driving performance of high-contact sports athletes in a conditionally automated vehicle
These preliminary findings support the proposed framework and suggest that prior exposure to high-contact sports-where SRCs are common and often underreported-may make takeover episodes more cognitively demanding, underscoring the need for future CAV safety research to account for drivers' neurocognitive readiness.
Authors
- Jack Eoin Rua O’Neill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5785-5665)
- Vipul Lugade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7226-6260)
- David R. Howell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2955-0191)
- Michael R. Dulas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7020-4234)
- Thomas Komor
- Fabiha Islam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6275-9850)
- Chao Shi
- Benjamin Kammerman
- Isiah Turner
- Stanley Hunter
Institutions
- Binghamton University (US)
- Sports Concussion Institute (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Traffic Injury Prevention
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2026.2628077
- Primary Topic
- Older Adults Driving Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00