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Driver Simulator Study Testing Different Human–Machine Interfaces (HMI) Found Vehicle Speed Reduced by up to 16 Percent Under Level Three Automation After Takeover.

METHODOLOGY A driving simulator study was conducted in which two groups of drivers experienced one of two different HMI designs. One group experienced a Staged HMI design including a two-stage…
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02/28/2024

Study Finds that Drones Near Roadways at Any Height Between 20 and 60 Feet are Equally Distracting to Drivers, Both Visually and Cognitively.

Beware that driver distraction risks associated with flying UAS near roadways are both visual and cognitive. In this study, participants who had seen a drone while driving remembered these…
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Date Posted
05/27/2022

Autonomous vehicles with full market penetration can use intelligent intersections to manage approach speeds and reduce delays by 85 percent.

METHODOLOGY The study used a microscopic traffic network simulator and emissions model to emulate traffic at three signalized intersections in the town of Amherst, NY. Two of the signalized…
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12/08/2015

Autonomous vehicles with full market penetration can use intelligent intersections to manage approach speeds and reduce fuel consumption and emissions up to 50 percent.

FINDINGSResults indicated that a network of autonomous vehicles with full market penetration can use intelligent intersection data to manage approach speeds and reduce fuel consumption by 50 percent…
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Date Posted
12/08/2015