The Driver's Response to an Automated Highway System With Reduced Capability

Bloomfield, John R.; Carroll, S. A.; Papelis, Y. E.; Bartelme, M. J.

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The Driver's Response to an Automated Highway System With Reduced Capability

1996-11-01
By Bloomfield, John R. ; Carroll, S. A. ; Papelis, Y. E. ; ...

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Bloomfield, John R. ; Carroll, S. A. ; Papelis, Y. E. ; Bartelme, M. J.
Corporate Creators:

University of Iowa. Center for Computer-aided Design
Contributors:

Alicandri, Elizabeth
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D
Subject/TRT Terms:

Automated Highway Systems Automation Driving Simulators Human Factors Intelligent Vehicles Traffic Flow
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-RD-96-067
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Right Statement:

Public Domain
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Revised Working Paper
Contracting Officer:

Alicandri, Elizabeth
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations
Abstract:

This experiment, one in a series exploring human factors issues related to the Automated Highway System (AHS), investigated the ability of the driver to deal with reduced capability in an automated highway. Most of the reduced AHS capability segment was on a 735-m (2410-ft) radius curve that veered left. The experiment was conducted in the Iowa Driving Simulator. It used a generic AHS configuration in which the left lane was reserved for automated vehicles, while unautomated vehicles traveled in the center and right lanes. The center lane was not a dedicated transition lane. There were no barriers between the automated and unautomated lanes. Sixty drivers participated in the experiment - half were male, half were female; half were between 25 and 34 years of age, half were age 65 or older. A comparison was made of driving performance when steering was controlled by the AHS (and velocity by the driver), when steering was controlled by the driver (and velocity by the AHS), and when both steering and velocity were controlled by the driver.
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DTFH61-92-C-00100
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Federal Highway Administration
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