Event: invited conference by Pr. Xiaomeng Li (CARRS-Q)

On June 24, 2024, Pr Xiaomeng Li of CARRS-Q (QUT, Brisbane) gave an invited talk for the International Center on Connected and Automated Vehicles (ICCAM) entitled:

The advent of Automated Vehicles: Are drivers and vulnerable road users ready?

Automated Vehicles (AVs) are developing rapidly worldwide with the promise to improve road safety and reduce congestion and emissions. Despite the promised benefits, their introduction to roads confronts many challenges, including the change of a driver’s role and the public readiness to share roads with them. The first part of the presentation focuses on the human factor challenges in semi automated vehicles in which human drivers may still be required to take over control whenever needed. Our research proposed an innovative application of using a head up display for AV drivers to engage in non driving related tasks and facilitate their attention management and take over control from the vehicle. The second part of the presentation focuses on the external road users’users’(e.g.
pedestrians, cyclists and traditional drivers) perception of AVs when they interact on roads. The road users’ current behaviours on the road, their risk profile and their attitudes toward AVs will help understand and predict the future interaction patterns when they interact with AVs.