An analysis of driver's avoiding maneuver in a highly emergency situation
Analyse de manœuvres d’évitement en situation d’urgence dans le cadre de la conduite automobile
Résumé
This paper discusses driver's emergency avoiding behavior while he or she is driving a car. Based on behavioral data obtained from an experiment conducted in France with a high-fidelity driving simulator, we analyzed the driver behavior just before the collision. The results showed that the drivers tended to choose a "rational" behavior to avoid the collision by using the available visual cues even though the situation is extremely time critical, i.e., the time to collision was only approximately 1.5 seconds. These results give an implication on the design of autonomous Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.