Herd immunity for traffic safety in mixed automated traffic: what if cars could not crash!?

Traffic safety is arguably the most important traffic metric from a human perspective. Still, many millions of people are killed on roads every year. In this paper, the concept of Herd Immunity for Traffic Safety (HITS) is presented for the first time. This concept focuses on identifying and describing the increased level of safety that is...

Realising Meaningful Human Control Over Automated Driving Systems: A Multidisciplinary Approach

The paper presents a framework to realise “meaningful human control” over Automated Driving Systems. The framework is based on an original synthesis of the results of the multidisciplinary research project “Meaningful Human Control over Automated Driving Systems” lead by a team of engineers, philosophers, and psychologists at Delft University of...

Slimme Mobiliteit voor beleidsmakers

Beleidsmakers binnen het domein mobiliteit krijgen in toenemende mate te maken met ‘intelligente’ oftewel slimme technologieën. Hoewel dit domein van oudsher het speelveld is van professionals met een achtergrond in, planning, openbaar bestuur en ontwerp, zijn er ondertussen talrijke veelbelovende ontwikkelingen gaande die in sterke mate IT...

Corrigendum to “A generic multi-level framework for microscopic traffic simulation with automated vehicles in mixed traffic” [Transport. Res. Part C: Emerg. Technol. 110 (2020) 291–311] (Transportation Research Part C (2020) 110 (291–311), (S0968090X19304322), (10.1016/j.trc.2019.11.019))

The authors regret that a contributing author was missing from the list of authors. The complete list of authors should be: “S.C. Calvert, B. van Arem, & J. W. C. van Lint”. All are with Delft University of Technology, Department of Transport & Planning, The Netherlands updated as above. The authors would like to apologise for any...

Cooperative adaptive cruise control and intelligent traffic signal interaction: A field operational test with platooning on a suburban arterial in real traffic

It is becoming increasingly important to gain real-life insights into the effects of vehicle automation with the continued introduction of cooperative and automated vehicles (CAV). This study reports on the findings of a field operational test (FOT) of cooperative adaptive cruise control (CACC) vehicles on an arterial corridor with other...

A generic multi-level framework for microscopic traffic simulation with automated vehicles in mixed traffic

With an increasing number of automated vehicles (AV) appearing on roads and interacting with conventional traffic, there is a need for improved simulation approaches to replicate and forecast the resulting effects. Interactions between AVs and their drivers, and interaction with other human drivers involve new types of complex behavioural...

Gaps in the control of automated vehicles on roads

Increased on-road testing and market availability of partially automated vehicles (AV) offers researchers and developers the opportunity to evaluate the AV’s performance. The occurrence of new types of accidents involving AV’s has sparked questions in regard to who is actually in control over and responsible for AV control. In this contribution,...

Human behaviour with automated driving systems: A quantitative framework for meaningful human control

Automated driving systems (ADS) with partial automation are currently available for the consumer. They are potentially beneficial to traffic flow, fuel consumption, and safety, but human behaviour whilst driving with ADS is poorly understood. Human behaviour is currently expected to lead to dangerous circumstances as ADS could place human...

Evaluation and modelling of the traffic flow effects of truck platooning

With automated and cooperative driving making its breakthrough, and related systems in fast development, their future influence and impact on roads and traffic may be extensive. Truck platooning is such an application that relies on the development of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) and is said to be practice ready. While the main...

Meaningful Human Control over Automated Driving Systems

Human Factors issues with automated driving systems (ADS) are becoming more apparent with the increasing prevalence of automated vehicles on the public roads. As automated driving demands increased performance of supervisory skills of the driver, rather than vehicle handling skills, a mismatch occurs between the demand and supply of the drivers’...

Meaningful Human Control over Automated Driving Systems