Driver assist technology saves lives. So why do so many people turn it off?

By Milad Haghani, Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
Akshay Vij, Associate Professor, UniSA Business, University of South Australia
Ali Ardeshiri, Senior Research Fellow in Urban Economics, University of South Australia
Zahra Shahhoseini, Research Fellow in Public Health, Monash University

Cars are getting smarter. Today’s vehicles can automatically brake to avoid a rear-end collision, keep themselves centred in a lane, warn of hazards in blind spots and even maintain a safe distance from the car ahead.

Collectively known as advanced driver-assistance systems (or ADAS), these features have been shown to reduce crashes, injuries and insurance claims.

But there’s a problem: many drivers don’t want them.

In Australia, one…

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