How Human Drivers React When Self-Driving Cars Malfunction
Disciplines
Cognitive Psychology | Psychology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
Would drivers steer to the left or right when their automated vehicles are about to crash into a stationary obstacle? To answer this question, in this driving-simulator study, we instructed participants to monitor the driving of an automated vehicle and control the vehicle manually if necessary. Throughout each driving scenario, the automated vehicle could handle various road patterns. However, at the end of each scenario, the vehicle went straight at a T-shape intersection, requiring the participants to control the vehicle manually to avoid the crash. To prevent the participants from expecting a crash at a specific T-shape intersection of each driving scenario, we varied the location of the T-shape intersection where the vehicle crashed across scenarios. We are currently collecting the data.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Kyung Jung
Additional Faculty
Jack Labriola, Technical Communication, jlabrio1@kennesaw.edu
How Human Drivers React When Self-Driving Cars Malfunction
Would drivers steer to the left or right when their automated vehicles are about to crash into a stationary obstacle? To answer this question, in this driving-simulator study, we instructed participants to monitor the driving of an automated vehicle and control the vehicle manually if necessary. Throughout each driving scenario, the automated vehicle could handle various road patterns. However, at the end of each scenario, the vehicle went straight at a T-shape intersection, requiring the participants to control the vehicle manually to avoid the crash. To prevent the participants from expecting a crash at a specific T-shape intersection of each driving scenario, we varied the location of the T-shape intersection where the vehicle crashed across scenarios. We are currently collecting the data.