Kategorie: 2018
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Evaluating Multimodal Human-Machine Interfaces for Highly Automated Truck Driving
Highly automated driving (SAE Level 3) enables vehicles to take over longitudinal and lateral control without requiring constant driver supervision (Gasser et al., 2012). This technology, already approved for public roads in the U.S. since 2015 (Daimler AG, 2018), is expected to become widespread in Germany as well (Bengler et al., 2014). Beyond safety and…
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Development & Evaluation of a Proactive Driver Warning System to Protect Vulnerable Road Users
Vulnerable road users (VRUs) make up a large proportion of annual road deaths. In 2015, 22% of road fatalities worldwide were pedestrians and 4% were cyclists (World Health Organization, 2015). As the level of motorization increases worldwide, making the interaction between VRUs and motorized vehicles safer is particularly important. While current assistance systems already actively…