China Safety Science Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 142-148.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2023.08.1474

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Analysis of takeover time of automated driving based on survival analysis

WANG Changshuai(), XU Chengcheng**(), SHAO Yongcheng, TONG Hao, PENG Chang   

  1. School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing Jiangsu 210096, China
  • Received:2023-03-12 Revised:2023-06-16 Online:2023-10-08 Published:2024-02-28
  • Contact: XU Chengcheng

Abstract:

In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impacts of factors including non-driving related tasks, takeover request lead time, type of takeover events, and traffic volume on takeover time during the automated driving takeover process, an orthogonal experimental design was applied to develop the takeover scenarios. Drivers were recruited to participate in the takeover experiments based on a driving simulator, with driver behavior and vehicle trajectory data collected. Factors' impacts on drivers' takeover time were analyzed, and a random-effect survival duration model was developed to predict takeover time. Results reveal that compared with no secondary tasks, performing the non-driving related tasks increased takeover time significantly. When the takeover request lead time was 4 s, takeover time was shorter than that with 5 and 6 s. Takeover time in the accident car and cut-in events was longer than that for the work zone event. Moreover, larger traffic volume led to shorter takeover time. Compared with the fixed-effects survival analysis model, the random-effects survival analysis model accounted for the unobserved heterogeneity in the data and provided good goodness-of-fitness and prediction accuracy.

Key words: automated driving, takeover time, driving simulation, survival analysis, random effect