Reduction of Driver Stress Using AmI Technology while Driving in Motorway Merging Sections

Abstract. High average intensity of traffic and problems like traffic congestions, road safety, etc. are challenging problems striking highway operators in these days. With the broad application of intelligent transport systems (ITS), particularly for the most dense street sections, some of these problems can be minimized or even solved; supplementary great potential is attributed to applications based on state-of-the art technology like car-to-x communication, for instance by extending an individuals “field of vision” by observations taken from all the vehicles in front. In this work we present a simulation based approach for improving driving experience and increasing road safety in merging sections by redirecting vehicles in advance according to a negotiation of requirements and desires of the flowing traffic on the main road and cars merging from the entrance lane. The simulation experiments performed in a cellular automaton based environment were data driven and on real scal...

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: AMI
• Authors: Kashif Zia, Andreas Riener, Alois Ferscha
• Keywords: AMI 2010, Artificial Intelligence, Dense Street Sections, Intelligent Transport Systems, Road Safety