Fatal and serious injuries of vulnerable road users (VRU) occur frequently in the events of
vehicle impact. Front-end crashworthiness of vehicle can considerably affect VRU injuries in …

Drivers cognitive and physiological states affect their ability to control their vehicles. Thus,
these driver states are important to the safety of automobiles. The design of advanced driver …

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 …

Perceived risk and trust are crucial for user acceptance of driving automation. In this study,
we identify important predictors of perceived risk and trust in a driving simulator experiment …

Public perception assessment is important for gaining a better understanding of the
acceptance of autonomous vehicles (AVs) and identifying potential ways to resolve public …

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 …

One dimension of the emerging politics of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) is the
development of public concerns over their societal implications and associated policy …

Researchers have predicted that “vulnerable road users”(VRUs) such as pedestrians will
feel less vulnerable and thus take more risks around autonomous vehicles (AVs) than …

Consequential historical decisions that shaped transportation systems and their influence on
society have many valuable lessons. The decisions we learn from and choose to make …

Due to the absence of a human driver, the introduction of fully automated vehicles (FAVs)
may bring new safety challenges to the traffic system, especially when FAVs interact with …