Hand Dominance Study
Disciplines
Psychology
Abstract (300 words maximum)
When an automated vehicle (AV) has a silent failure and is about to crash in a T intersection and human drivers only have their right hand on the steering wheel, which direction are they most likely to turn? A previous study suggested that right-handed people who also drive on the right side of the road tend to turn right at a T intersection (Scharine, 2002). To test this hypothesis, we made participants monitor video clips from the simulation of a self–driving vehicle with their right hand at the 12 o’clock position on an imaginary steering wheel while we monitor their take-over performance. We are currently collecting the data.
Keywords: automated vehicles, take-over performance, silent failure
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Dr. Kyung Hun Jung
Hand Dominance Study
When an automated vehicle (AV) has a silent failure and is about to crash in a T intersection and human drivers only have their right hand on the steering wheel, which direction are they most likely to turn? A previous study suggested that right-handed people who also drive on the right side of the road tend to turn right at a T intersection (Scharine, 2002). To test this hypothesis, we made participants monitor video clips from the simulation of a self–driving vehicle with their right hand at the 12 o’clock position on an imaginary steering wheel while we monitor their take-over performance. We are currently collecting the data.
Keywords: automated vehicles, take-over performance, silent failure