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Michael Regan

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Professor of Human Factors, Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation, UNSW

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November 2, 2025

‘Supervised’ self‑driving cars are here – and Australia’s laws aren’t ready. Here are 3 ways to fix them

Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne; Angus McKerral, The University of Melbourne; Kristen Pammer, The University of Melbourne; Michael Regan, UNSW , and Zahra Shahhoseini, Monash University

Cars that mostly drive themselves – but where a human is required to continuously supervise – fall between the cracks of existing law.

Driving conditions that don’t require frequent use of vehicle controls, but do require constant vigilance for hazards, can reduce driver alertness. Shutterstock

September 24, 2018

Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers

Mitchell Cunningham, University of Sydney and Michael Regan, UNSW

Humans are poor at remaining vigilant over time. That’s bad news for the safety of partially automated cars, which sometimes need the person behind the wheel to quickly take over control.

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