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Sergio Passero is a PhD student at Linköping University, specializing in the interaction between humans and autonomous vehicles. His work studies the social consequences and impacts of AI-powered cars in real traffic environments. With a background in sociology, Sergio adopts an interdisciplinary approach, integrating anthropology, linguistics, computer science, and human-machine interaction to explore how human activities are increasingly mediated by technology. His research aims to understand how driverless cars can coexist with human drivers within a socially organized traffic system, which he refers to as the emerging 'moral highway system.' Using multimodal interaction analysis and an ethnomethodological approach, he utilizes video recordings to gain a detailed understanding of the interactions between humans and machines. Sergio completed his academic training in social anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires and Stockholm University, where he obtained master's degrees in social anthropology and Latin American studies. His master's thesis focused on the social ecosystems related to the commercialization and entrepreneurship of technology in Latin America. His ongoing research contributes to the understanding of traffic interactions and the evolving dynamics between human drivers and autonomous vehicles.
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