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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Self-driving cars are safer, just not at dawn or dusk

Research shows autonomous vehicles are less prone to accidents, except in low-visibility conditions. (HANDOUT/HYUNDAI)

Self-driving cars are safer than those driven by humans, a study has revealed, but the advanced vehicles are more likely to crash in challenging weather conditions or when performing turns. 

The findings were revealed in a study published in the Nature Communications journal on Wednesday that analysed accident data from 2100 self-driving vehicles and more than 35,100 human-driven vehicles over six years.

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