Louw, T orcid.org/0000-0001-6577-6369, Goncalves, R, Torrao, G et al. (4 more authors) (2021) Do drivers change their manual car-following behaviour after automated car-following? Cognition, Technology and Work, 23 (4). pp. 669-683. ISSN 1435-5558
Abstract
There is evidence that drivers’ behaviour adapts after using different advanced driving assistance systems. For instance, drivers’ headway during car-following reduces after using adaptive cruise control. However, little is known about whether, and how, drivers’ behaviour will change if they experience automated car-following, and how this is affected by engagement in non-driving-related tasks (NDRT). The aim of this driving simulator study, conducted as part of the H2020 L3Pilot project, was to address this topic. We also investigated the effect of the presence of a lead vehicle during the resumption of control, on subsequent manual driving behaviour. Thirty-two participants were divided into two experimental groups. During automated car-following, one group was engaged in an NDRT (SAE Level 3), while the other group was free to look around the road environment (SAE Level 2). Both groups were exposed to Long (1.5 s) and Short (.5 s) Time Headway (THW) conditions during automated car-following, and resumed control both with and without a lead vehicle. All post-automation manual drives were compared to a Baseline Manual Drive, which was recorded at the start of the experiment. Drivers in both groups significantly reduced their time headway in all post-automation drives, compared to a Baseline Manual Drive. There was a greater reduction in THW after drivers resumed control in the presence of a lead vehicle, and also after they had experienced a shorter THW during automated car-following. However, whether drivers were in L2 or L3 did not appear to influence the change in mean THW. Subjective feedback suggests that drivers appeared not to be aware of the changes to their driving behaviour, but preferred longer THWs in automation. Our results suggest that automated driving systems should adopt longer THWs in car-following situations, since drivers’ behavioural adaptation may lead to adoption of unsafe headways after resumption of control.
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Keywords: | automated vehicles; behavioural adaptation; car-following; driver behaviour; headway; human factors |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Safety and Technology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 723051 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2020 10:41 |
Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2023 22:20 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10111-020-00658-5 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:163064 |
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