A method to assess safety implications during authority transitions in automated driving

The question of how well in terms of safety can a driver take over control of an automated vehicle in response to an emergency situation is of crucial importance. Most of the studies performed so far focus on the drivers’ reaction times and the mechanisms behind the transition. In this study, an effort is made to incorporate the braking times...

Decentralized CACC controllers for platoons of heterogeneous vehicles with uncertain dynamics

The capacity of public roads has become a serious problem all over the world. The traffic is constantly increasing, while the capacity remains almost the same. This causes traffic jams and road accidents. An effective way to increase the road throughput employs vehicular platoons, which allow to decrease inter-vehicle distances without...