Automated driving

Automated driving functions are already available in modern cars. Systems were differentiated regarding the level of automation from 0 to 5. Every level has certain characteristics which will influence traffic safety.

Does automated driving improve safety?

Automated driving is regarded as the future of mobility. It is expected to make traffic flow more efficiently and reduce the number of road accident victims as well as emissions and traffic jams. This will be more of a multidimensional, gradual transition than a rapid change.

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Takeover times in highly automated driving

Automated vehicles in which the driver can allow the vehicle to do all the work on certain parts of the trip and no longer has to monitor anything are currently being developed by many automotive manufacturers. When there are driving tasks that these highly automated vehicles can no longer handle,...

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Tiredness and level 3 –automated driving

The aim of the study was to estimate the time taken by tired drivers to safely assume control of a vehicle after a level 3 drive and long driving times.

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