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William J. Horrey
Technical Director
Biography
Dr. William J. Horrey joined the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in August 2017. An experienced human factors professional, Dr. Horrey has led or contributed to many research projects in the areas of driver distraction, driver behavior and safety, human-automation interaction, attention and risk perception. He is the past chair of the Transportation Research Board’s Vehicle User Characteristics Committee and the Publications Division of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He is also an associate editor of the Human Factors Journal and has served on many national and international committees and working groups. He received his Ph.D. in engineering psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Publications
User Interactions with Vehicle Automation Technologies: A Review of Previous Research and a Proposed Framework
January 2023 // Research Brief
A Randomized Field Trial of Smartphone-based Feedback Designed to Encourage Safe Driving
January 2023 // Project Synopsis
Human-Machine Interfaces and Vehicle Automation: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations for System Design, Feedback, and Alerts
November 2022 // Technical Report
Investigating Technology-based Countermeasures for Cell-phone Use while Driving
November 2022 // Project Synopsis
Identifying Outcome Measures to Evaluate Effectiveness of Consumer Education and Training for Vehicle Automation
September 2022 // Project Synopsis