BOSTON -- A new program being tested at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology could be the answer to the controversy about elderly drivers.

The program, dubbed Driving Miss Daisy, is being used at the MIT Age Lab to measure the effects age can have on driving ability.

The system uses an eye tracking system, cameras and heart rate monitors to evaluate drivers' cognitive, physical and visual capacity behind the wheel.

New research from the Age Lab found drivers older than 75 will avoid uncomfortable driving situations with 53 percent avoiding night driving; 51 percent don’t drive in bad weather; and 38 percent avoid driving in heavy traffic.

The issue of age and driving has been a hot topic recently as Beacon Hill addresses calls for testing in the wake of several serious crashes caused by elderly drivers.