Mining patterns of autonomous vehicle crashes involving vulnerable road users to understand the associated factors

B Kutela, S Das, B Dadashova - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2022 - Elsevier
Autonomous or automated vehicles (AVs) have the potential to improve traffic safety by
eliminating majority of human errors. As the interest in AV deployment increases, there is an …

What influences vulnerable road users' perceptions of autonomous vehicles? A comparative analysis of the 2017 and 2019 Pittsburgh surveys

Y Xing, H Zhou, X Han, M Zhang, J Lu - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are expected to eliminate many driver errors to save thousands
of lives. As vulnerable road users, pedestrians and bicyclists are more likely to be injured or …

Synthesising the existing literature on the market acceptance of autonomous vehicles and the external underlying factors

A Rezaei, M Cao, Q Liu, J De Vos - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, the level of acceptance of autonomous vehicles (AVs) has changed with the
advent of new sensor technologies and the proportional increase in market perception of …

Predictive trajectory planning for autonomous vehicles at intersections using reinforcement learning

E Zhang, R Zhang, N Masoud - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work we put forward a predictive trajectory planning framework to help autonomous
vehicles plan future trajectories. We develop a partially observable Markov decision process …

A comparison of pedestrian behavior in interactions with autonomous and human-driven vehicles: an extreme value theory approach

G Lanzaro, T Sayed, C Fu - … research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Autonomous Vehicle (AV) technologies are expected to result in significant safety and
mobility benefits to the road system. However, one of the most important issues that …

[HTML][HTML] Perception of people from educational institution regarding autonomous vehicles

MR Islam, M Abdel-Aty, J Lee, Y Wu, L Yue… - Transportation research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the general public will play a central role in the evolution of AVs, research has been
performed to assess their perception and acceptance of AVs. Nevertheless, the most …

Autonomous vehicles and street design: Exploring the role of medians in enhancing pedestrian street crossing safety using a virtual reality experiment

Y Joo, SN Kim, BC Kim, GH Cho, J Kim - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2023 - Elsevier
As traffic lanes and on-street parking spots can potentially be downsized with the
introduction of autonomous vehicles (AVs), the possibility of additional spare road space …

Opinions of active transportation users on policies to ensure their perceived safety in the era of autonomous vehicles

S Lee - Case studies on transport policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Active transportation users, including pedestrians and bicyclists, have expressed significant
safety concerns over the co-existence of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on the road in the …

Will automated vehicles encourage more jaywalking? Results from a stated preference survey

X Dong, E Guerra, RA Daziano - … research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
When interacting with driverless cars, pedestrians might be emboldened to jaywalk knowing
the vehicles will slow down for them automatically. Increased jaywalking might disrupt traffic …

Development and classification of autonomous vehicle's ambiguous driving scenario

T Baby, HŞ Ippoliti, P Wintersberger, Y Zhang… - Accident Analysis & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human drivers are gradually being replaced by highly automated driving systems, and this
trend is expected to persist. The response of autonomous vehicles to Ambiguous Driving …