Learning driving behavior is fundamental for autonomous vehicles to “understand” traffic situations. This paper proposes a novel method for learning a behavioral model of carfollowing using automata learning algorithms. The model is interpretable for car-following behavior analysis. Frequent common state sequences are extracted from the model and clustered as driving patterns. The Next Generati...

background: driver fatigue is one of the major implications in transportation safety and accounted for up to 40% of road accidents. this study aimed to analyze the eeg alpha power changes in partially sleep-deprived drivers while performing a simulated driving task. methods: twelve healthy male car drivers participated in an overnight study. continuous eeg and eog records were taken during driv...

Desdemona is a moving-base research-simulator that was designed with a special focus on spatial disorientation demonstrations, flight simulation, and driving simulation. The cabin is equipped with a car mock-up that contains force-feedback on pedals and steering wheel, and out-the-window visuals. The cabin is mounted in a fully gimbaled system that, as a whole, can move vertically and horizonta...

From common driving experiences, car drivers are unwilling to follow heavy vehicles owing to speed and visibility obstructions, and most of them choose to change lanes to mitigate such obstructions. In literature, however, the impact of heavy vehicles on lane-changing decisions of following car drivers has rarely been investigated. In this study, a methodology for shedding light on such impact ...

In recent years, car makers and tech companies are racing toward self driving cars. It seems that the main parameter in this race is who will have the first car on the road. The goal of this paper is to add to the equation two additional crucial parameters. The first is standardization of safety assurance — what are the minimal requirements that every self-driving car must satisfy, and how can ...

The world total of passenger cars is expected to go from the current one billion to >2.5 billion by 2050. Cars for domestic use account for ~74% of the world's yearly production of motorized vehicles. In North America, ~80% of the commuters use their own car with another 5.6% travelling as passengers. With the current life-expectancy of 78.6 years, the average North American spends 4.3 years dr...

Abstract. As modern vehicles are sophisticated IoT devices with intelligence, capable of connecting to external infrastructure and utilizing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications, communications need be secured so that cyberattacks do not reach their destination. In addition, the various organs car (sensors, controls) can have weaknesses lead accidents or potential fatalities. Automakers a...