Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway
The current paper presents the results of behavioural observations in a field experiment with automated shuttles in Oslo, Norway. Video observations were conducted at five fixed locations along a challenging 1.2 km automated shuttle line with varying traffic conditions. Observed interactions betwee...
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Technology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund University
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| author | Tim De Ceunynck Brecht Pelssers Torkel Bjørnskau Ole Aasvik Aslak Fyhri Aliaksei Laureshyn Carl Johnsson Marjan Hagenzieker Heike Martensen |
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The current paper presents the results of behavioural observations in a field experiment with automated shuttles in Oslo, Norway. Video observations were conducted at five fixed locations along a challenging 1.2 km automated shuttle line with varying traffic conditions. Observed interactions between vulnerable road users and automated shuttles were coded using a predefined codebook, which allowed a structured quantitative analysis. The paper identified several potentially risky types of situations in which the automated shuttles did not always behave according to the traffic rules. Generally, the automated shuttles failed to give way to pedestrians at pedestrian crossings in 26%–50% of the interactions. Right-turning shuttles failed to yield to cyclists going straight in 38% of the interactions at observation Site 1 (the only location where the automated shuttle takes a right turn). In majority of same direction interactions between cyclists and automated shuttles, the interactions resulted in the cyclist overtaking the automated shuttle, usually on the left-hand side. Generally, the paper found little evidence of road users trying to bully or otherwise take advantage of the defensive driving style of the automated shuttles and identified only a limited number of interactions in which a vulnerable road user behaved ignorant or aggressive towards the automated shuttles. In addition, the paper found very little indication of temporal effects that suggest changes in the interaction patterns over time.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ec61be8608e421ba636ffd0ad9dd0f12022-12-22T04:29:05ZengTechnology and Society, Faculty of Engineering, LTH, Lund UniversityTraffic Safety Research2004-30822022-08-01210.55329/fbhr3456Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, NorwayTim De Ceunynck0Brecht Pelssers1Torkel Bjørnskau2Ole Aasvik3Aslak Fyhri4Aliaksei Laureshyn5Carl Johnsson6Marjan Hagenzieker7Heike Martensen8Vias institute, BelgiumVias institute, BelgiumInstitute of Transport Economics, NorwayInstitute of Transport Economics, NorwayInstitute of Transport Economics, NorwayLund University, SwedenLund University, SwedenDelft University of Technology, the NetherlandsVias institute, Belgium The current paper presents the results of behavioural observations in a field experiment with automated shuttles in Oslo, Norway. Video observations were conducted at five fixed locations along a challenging 1.2 km automated shuttle line with varying traffic conditions. Observed interactions between vulnerable road users and automated shuttles were coded using a predefined codebook, which allowed a structured quantitative analysis. The paper identified several potentially risky types of situations in which the automated shuttles did not always behave according to the traffic rules. Generally, the automated shuttles failed to give way to pedestrians at pedestrian crossings in 26%–50% of the interactions. Right-turning shuttles failed to yield to cyclists going straight in 38% of the interactions at observation Site 1 (the only location where the automated shuttle takes a right turn). In majority of same direction interactions between cyclists and automated shuttles, the interactions resulted in the cyclist overtaking the automated shuttle, usually on the left-hand side. Generally, the paper found little evidence of road users trying to bully or otherwise take advantage of the defensive driving style of the automated shuttles and identified only a limited number of interactions in which a vulnerable road user behaved ignorant or aggressive towards the automated shuttles. In addition, the paper found very little indication of temporal effects that suggest changes in the interaction patterns over time. https://tsr.international/TSR/article/view/23772automated shuttlesautonomous vehiclesdriverless shuttlesroad user interactionsvulnerable road users |
| spellingShingle | Tim De Ceunynck Brecht Pelssers Torkel Bjørnskau Ole Aasvik Aslak Fyhri Aliaksei Laureshyn Carl Johnsson Marjan Hagenzieker Heike Martensen Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway Traffic Safety Research automated shuttles autonomous vehicles driverless shuttles road user interactions vulnerable road users |
| title | Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway |
| title_full | Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway |
| title_fullStr | Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway |
| title_short | Interact or counteract? Behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in Oslo, Norway |
| title_sort | interact or counteract behavioural observation of interactions between vulnerable road users and autonomous shuttles in oslo norway |
| topic | automated shuttles autonomous vehicles driverless shuttles road user interactions vulnerable road users |
| url | https://tsr.international/TSR/article/view/23772 |
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