Now that the concept of self-driving cars has evolved from quirky idea to interesting possibility to “it’s only a matter of time,” questions arise–such as, will people experience motion sickness more frequently in a self-driving car? Dr. Thomas Stoffregen, movement science professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Affordance Perception-Action Laboratory , was asked by Wired magazine for his thoughts on the issue. He shares his knowledge in the article, “A Bit of Barf Can Tell Us a Lot About Self-Driving Cars.”

“Drivers hardly ever get carsick,” says Stoffregen. “It’s the passengers who sometimes suffer. Turning the driver into a passenger puts more people at risk.”