Prof HumanFactors of Transport Systems, U of Leeds. Research Group Leader @HFS_ITSLeeds, Director @VirtuocityLeeds, AVs & human interactions. Views my own.

University of Leeds
Joined April 2009
🌟 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 @PAVEUK_ Listen from Minister @AnthonyBrowneMP, Prof @scsharples, @NaranMeera, @TransportForWM, @PAVECampaign, Dr @elizabethcbox, @SMMT, Dr Karl Obermair, Prof @NatashaMerat, @wayve_ai & @Prof_RobinClark on how @PAVEUK_ & its vision, mission & activities are key to the success of #selfdriving technology in the UK🇬🇧. Our vision is to enable public trust and acceptance of self-driving technology through accurate and inclusive awareness and education programmes. ✅ Telling real people's real stories remains at the heart of PAVE UK... Please join the conversation to help shape the conversation... Huge thanks to our founding partners: @ccavgovuk @transportgovuk @biztradegovuk @wmgwarwick @TransportForWM for enabling this mission. And thank you to @PAVECampaign & @paveeurope family. Let's create the #selfdriving future together, keeping the public at the heart of it...
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📢📢New week, new publication 🥁 "Comparing implicit communication via longitudinal driving dynamics: A cross-cultural study in Germany and the UK" by Sofie Ehrhardt, @NatashaMerat, Michael Daly, Albert Solernou Crusat, Barbara Deml
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We are pleased to share our latest article (with @NatashaMerat @ProfRichRowe, and Steve Fotios) from the @EPSRC-funded HAROLD project. doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2023.0…
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NatashaMerat retweeted
Thrilled to be @TUDelft_CT for my secondment @EuShape (& @_HiDrive_ ). We study comfort of general and vulnerable users in #AutomatedDriving with @SinaNordhoff @hagenzieker, also with @_ibrahimozturk @RuthMadigan1 @NatashaMerat from our @HFS_ITSLeeds. Teamwork makes dream work!
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#Aalborg. First time ever in #Denmark apart from a layover in Copenhagen airport years ago. Looking forward to a two day summer school for #ntsa #ictct with @haneenfarah #RoadSafety #automatedvehicles – at Aalborg, Danmark
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Thanks to the hard work of everyone in the team @DrYeeMunLee @RuthMadigan1 Tyron Louw and Rafael Gonçalves – at Leeds, England
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Love loved @pandpsortof tonight. Go see it if you can. Well done ladies. You were fabulous @GrandTheatreLS1
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Thanks to some incredible hard work by @HFS_ITSLeeds @VirtuocityLeeds team we can now study if/how #handsfree #phone conversations affect #inattention and #pedestrian detection as at different times of the day for the @EPSRC project HAROLD – at Leeds, England
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Hope it goes well guys 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 – at Leeds, England
Today we reviewed all the presentations & posters from our group for the @HFES Europe Chapter #conference next week in #Liverpool. We have a nice variety of topics all around #HumanFactors. Very fruitful discussions👏 Don't miss out, and see you there!😀
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We have groups from #THEdigitalUK onsite today and tomorrow to see our simulation facilities in action and @HFS_ITSLeeds research projects. Looking forward to seeing you soon!
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Congratulations to our @HFS_ITSLeeds @EuShape ECR Amir for publishing this very cool study. Who goes first? a distributed simulator study of vehicle–pedestrian in... sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Croydon, London
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Congratulations to our @HFS_ITSLeeds @EuShape ECR Amir for publishing this very cool study. Who goes first? a distributed simulator study of vehicle–pedestrian in... sciencedirect.com/science/ar… – at Croydon, London
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The #HorizonEurope guarantee has been extended to cover all calls that close on or before 30 June 2023. More in our updated guidance which now also covers portability of ERC grants to the UK where the grant agreement has been signed but no spend incurred -orlo.uk/YET5S
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Which button would you press to go to reception?
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The @HFS_ITSLeeds and @VirtuocityLeeds gang have been busy making the most of snowday. First snowperson does not seem to have been popular with someone?!
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Just noticed second one is a #snow #robot with an external #HMI 😂
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Enjoyed my talk to tomorrow’s engineering students from ⁦@RoundhaySchool⁩ today- explaining why understanding the #user and #humanfactors is important for #driverless cars.
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Super honoured to have worked with, learnt from, been inspired and challenged by, had fun with YOU❤ during my professional life. (But sadly, l only managed to fill one slide). #happyinternationalwomensday2023
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