Analysis of Driver Behavior on Transition from Automated to Manual Driving at Merging and Leaving Sections of Expressway

Abstract

This study analyzed driving behaviors on transition from automated to manual driving in take-over requests (TOR). Using a driving simulator, behaviors of three driving instructors were recorded at merging and leaving sections of expressway. As a result, the mechanism of driving behaviors on the transition was examined by using the three-term behavioral contingency which described the relationships between behaviors and environmental factors. Finally, this study revealed the change of behaviors in the situation of TOR in comparison with that in manual driving, and revealed the influence of permissible time on the transition.