2021 Volume 7 Issue 2 Pages A_216-A_225
As a measure against traffic congestion in uphill and sag areas, a Moving Light Guide System that introduces light using LED light emitters that are continuously installed near the road shoulder has been introduced. In addition, although the development of autonomous vehicles has been progressing, it is thought that the mixed state of manual vehicles and autonomous vehicles will continue for several years, but no study has been conducted on the effect of the Moving Light Guide System under a mixture of manual and autonomous vehicles. The purpose of this study was to conduct a driving simulator experiment to understand the influence of the Moving Light Guide System on the traffic flow when the autonomous driving vehicles are mixed with manual ones. Our observations suggested that the Moving Light Guide System may be effective against manual vehicles, even in the presence of autonomous vehicles. Furthermore, we also analyzed the effects of individual characteristics on these and obtained findings.