Driverless cars could increase motion sickness

A driverless Audi Q5 sport-utility vehicle
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Driverless cars may be the way of the future, but if you're prone to motion sickness, the idea of being able to have your own invisible chauffeur is about to sound a little less appealing.

A study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute found that riding in driverless cars could make more people motion sick. The main reason for this is rather logical: Passengers, not drivers, are the most likely to experience motion sickness, because they are less able to anticipate the direction of motion.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.