In order to facilitate safe interactions between
automated vehicles (AVs) and vulnerable road users (VRUs)
such as bicyclists, we present a communication application for
mobile devices that allows an AV or its passenger and a bicyclist
to interact in certain traffic scenarios. At the intersection, the
AV or its passenger can change the existing right-of-way rules
to prioritise the ego-vehicle or the bicyclist. In a coupled driving
simulator in which these two road users can interact, 16 proofof-
concept experiments are conducted. It is found that the
perceived safety at conflict points can be increased through the
use of the application. An investigation of the user data provides
insights into the AV passengers’ decision types and duration in
the scenarios studied. Moreover, the simulation results are used
to revise and further develop the application concept.
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In order to facilitate safe interactions between
automated vehicles (AVs) and vulnerable road users (VRUs)
such as bicyclists, we present a communication application for
mobile devices that allows an AV or its passenger and a bicyclist
to interact in certain traffic scenarios. At the intersection, the
AV or its passenger can change the existing right-of-way rules
to prioritise the ego-vehicle or the bicyclist. In a coupled driving
simulator in which these two road users can interact, 16 p...
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