Intelligent Transportation System Influences on Driving Behavior and Traffic Safety

Dear Colleagues,

Given the continuous improvement in transportation infrastructure and intelligent connected vehicles, the intelligence of the transportation system is gradually improving. Intelligent transportation systems show new trends and characteristics, such as vehicle telematics, co-operative vehicle infrastructure systems and autonomous driving. Compared to traditional road traffic environments, the perception, cognition and decision-making behaviors of drivers radically changes in an intelligent and connected environment. Intelligent transportation systems present opportunities to improve traffic safety and energy efficiency; however, the growing popularity of intelligent connected vehicles could also cause managing traffic flows to become more complicated.

In addition, due to the increased use of sensing technology in intelligent transportation systems, researchers can conveniently obtain driving behavior and analyze it to determine common road safety issues. Real-world driving behavior can be captured through intelligent connected vehicles, while trajectory data can be obtained through intelligent roadside perception radar or video technology. Therefore, due to recent advancements in sensing technologies, researchers can expand the scope of research into driving behavior and traffic safety.

To manage the changes in intelligent transportation systems, researchers urgently need to study the following issues: sensing technology in intelligent transportation systems, analysis of characteristics of travel and driving behavior in intelligent transportation systems, exploration of the characteristics of traffic flow and risk evolution under intelligent transportation systems, modeling the impact of intelligent transportation technology on transportation systems, and proposals regarding driving behavior intervention and risk control methods in intelligent transportation systems. We invite authors to submit papers addressing these topics for publication in this Special Issue.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in IJERPH.

Dr. Nengchao Lyu
Prof. Dr. Adriana Tapus
Dr. Quan Yuan
Guest Editors

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• intelligent transportation systems
• sensing technology
• traffic safety
• driving behaviors
• accident analysis
• intelligent and connected vehicles
• human factors
• traffic control