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The majority of studies on multimodal information presentation have focused on the processing of only two concurrent and, most often, redundant cues by younger participants. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p> Two experiments were conducted in which younger and older adults detected and responded to a series of singles, pairs, and triplets of visual, auditory, and tactile cues in the absence (Experiment 1) and presence (Experiment 2) of an ongoing simulated driving task. Detection rates, response times, and driving task performance were measured. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> Compared to younger participants, older adults showed longer response times and higher error rates in response to cues\/cue combinations. Older participants often missed the tactile cue when three cues were combined. They sometimes falsely reported the presence of a visual cue when presented with a pair of auditory and tactile signals. 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