Balancing Automation: Evaluating the Impacts of Landborne and Airborne Automation in Industry

Automation technological innovations have become fundamental in humans' lives and societal evolution. Thus, it is crucial to consider possible impacts, consequences and benefits as the future sees a greater use of it. Such as long-term effects, for example. Primarily, economic-based effects, where automation is said to create as many jobs as it destroys over time. Furthermore, ergonomic effects and human factors influence users' behaviour towards automation, for example, trust, utilisation, and receptivity. Evidently, the paper intends to explore these topics, carefully considering vehicle automation-induced effects and automated vehicle (AV). In essence, the views provided in this paper are based on an industry-centred study, with twenty landborne and airborne automation experts. The aim is to constructively open discussions for further empirical assessments, and pursue knowledge on direct and indirect effects. Therefore, extending the knowledge gap beyond the simple replacement of humans by automation, but also the human experience and behaviour towards such systems.