Exploring causes and effects of automated vehicle disengagement using statistical modeling and classification tree based on field test data

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 129, Issue , 2019, Pages 44-54

  Wang, Song ^a   Li, Zhixia ^a  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated driving; Automated vehicles; Disengagement; Human factor; Transportation safety

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMAN REACTION TIME; OPTICAL RADAR; SAFETY FACTOR; STATISTICAL METHODS; TREES (MATHEMATICS); WELL TESTING;

AUTOMATED DRIVING; AUTOMATED VEHICLES; DISENGAGEMENT; PERCEPTION REACTION TIME; QUANTITATIVE KNOWLEDGE; ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICAL MODELING; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

AUTOMATION;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; CAR; CAR DRIVING; FACTUAL DATABASE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TECHNOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTOMATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; REACTION TIME; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 85065714622     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2019.04.015     Document Type: Article

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