Drowsiness Expert Witnesses

Windsor, Ontario

Human Factors, Transportation - Driver distraction, Distracted driving, automated, autopilot, fatigue, cellphone, accident, behavior, perception reaction times, trucking, reaction times, Mobile, multitasking, driving, drowsiness, autonomous driving, self-driving, behaviour, PRT, attention

Dr. Francesco Biondi is a Human Factors specialist and expert witness with extensive experience analyzing how attention, perception, cognitive workload, and decision‑making influence driver behavior and accident outcomes. His work spans distracted driving, human‑machine interaction, driver monitoring, and the behavioral mechanisms that contribute to crashes in both manually driven and partially automated vehicles. A core area of Dr. Biondi’s research focuses on driver distraction and over‑reliance on partially automated driving systems, including Tesla Autopilot and other Level 2 systems. His studies investigate how automation affects driver attention, situational awareness, hazard detection, trust, misuse, and fallback performance. He frequently evaluates cases where questions arise about automation complacency, driver disengagement, system alerts, and human‑factors expectations in automation‑related crashes. Dr. Biondi has served as an expert witness in both Canada and the United ...

Richmond, Virginia

Human Factors, Slip Trip & Fall - Behavioral Safety, Warnings, Occupational/Industrial Safety, Vehicle Operator Behavior, Fatigue, Drowsiness, Duty Status, Attention, Glance Patterns, Electronic Device Use, Drugs & Alcohol, Regulations, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), Automated Driving Systems (ADS), Infotainment Systems, Driver Sleep Patterns

Dr. Jeffrey Hickman has a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Florida and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His Ph.D. research focused on behavioral safety and safety in large-scale systems. After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Hickman was employed at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute for 18 years. He has considerable experience assisting clients to understand human factors issues related to warnings, slips/trips/falls, occupational/industrial safety, and vehicle operator behavior. Dr. Hickman's safety research and experience include human factors, behavior, fatigue, drowsiness, duty status, attention, glance patterns, electronic device use, regulations, drugs and alcohol, warnings, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), automated driving systems (ADS), and many other safety technologies. Dr. Hickman investigated the effects of visual displays and infotainment systems on driver attention. His research on dri...