TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of influence on driver behaviour while using in-vehicle traffic lights with application of head-up display
AU - Yang, Bo
AU - Zheng, Rencheng
AU - Yin, Yuandong
AU - Yamabe, Shigeyuki
AU - Nakano, Kimihiko
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2016.
Copyright:
Copyright 2016 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/6/1
Y1 - 2016/6/1
N2 - Emerging vehicular communication makes it possible to provide traffic light information to drivers inside vehicles with the application of in-vehicle devices. However, the effect of this method on driver behaviour is still unclear, and there is concern that the application of in-vehicle traffic lights may result in driver distraction. This study proposed two modes of in-vehicle traffic lights to assist drivers: a 'current' mode providing real-time information of the upcoming ground traffic lights, and a 'predicted' mode offering predicted information regarding ground traffic lights, taking into account the time to arrival at the upcoming intersection. Two kinds of in-vehicle devices were compared for displaying in-vehicle traffic lights: a normal 4.3-inch display and a head-up display. A driving simulator experiment was executed for 11 subjects, and driver behaviour was evaluated for driving operations and eye-gaze behaviour. The results demonstrated that disruptive braking and accelerating operations were significantly reduced under the predicted mode, and glance time was significantly shorter for the head-up display than for the normal 4.3-inch display. The authors concluded that the predicted mode easily prompts drivers to ecological driving, and that the head-up display is reliable for providing in-vehicle traffic light information.
AB - Emerging vehicular communication makes it possible to provide traffic light information to drivers inside vehicles with the application of in-vehicle devices. However, the effect of this method on driver behaviour is still unclear, and there is concern that the application of in-vehicle traffic lights may result in driver distraction. This study proposed two modes of in-vehicle traffic lights to assist drivers: a 'current' mode providing real-time information of the upcoming ground traffic lights, and a 'predicted' mode offering predicted information regarding ground traffic lights, taking into account the time to arrival at the upcoming intersection. Two kinds of in-vehicle devices were compared for displaying in-vehicle traffic lights: a normal 4.3-inch display and a head-up display. A driving simulator experiment was executed for 11 subjects, and driver behaviour was evaluated for driving operations and eye-gaze behaviour. The results demonstrated that disruptive braking and accelerating operations were significantly reduced under the predicted mode, and glance time was significantly shorter for the head-up display than for the normal 4.3-inch display. The authors concluded that the predicted mode easily prompts drivers to ecological driving, and that the head-up display is reliable for providing in-vehicle traffic light information.
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U2 - 10.1049/iet-its.2015.0179
DO - 10.1049/iet-its.2015.0179
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84975093677
VL - 10
SP - 347
EP - 353
JO - IET Intelligent Transport Systems
JF - IET Intelligent Transport Systems
SN - 1751-956X
IS - 5
ER -