Development of Test System for Ability to Cross Roadway using AR and Evaluating its Ability

Abstract

In Japan, fatal traffic accidents account for the majority of overall traffic fatalities among pedestrians. About 73% of the fatalities occur while pedestrians are crossing the road. As a result, many pedestrian fatalities occur at crosswalks. One of the major reasons as to why pedestrians are involved in traffic accidents is that they do not conform to safety standards. Therefore, we developed a crosswalk simulator to educate pedestrians about crossing the road, using augmented reality (AR). The simulator can present a virtual vehicle on a real road, making it possible to produce a pseudo-traffic environment. This simulator can facilitate safe road-crossing at a low cost. Subjects can learn of dangerous road-crossing through experience.