Human-Centered Approaches to Automated Vehicles
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Transportation and Future Mobility".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2025) | Viewed by 2970
Special Issue Editors
Interests: automated driving; shared control; human–vehicle cooperation; vehicle dynamics; fail-operational strategies
Interests: automated driving; shared control; human–vehicle cooperation; optimal control
Interests: model based predictive control; virtual sensors; bioengineering; robotics; automated driving
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will explore how people and automated vehicles (AVs) will work together as technology continues to change quickly. Vehicles are becoming more focused on people and their needs; thus, it is important to study innovative human-centered approaches in shaping different mobility solutions. Special attention will be paid to how humans and machines communicate and collaborate with each other in cars and how researchers are working to make sure that technology helps people stay in control when they are driving. Novel ADAS adapting to human needs and in-cabin monitoring tools are a good example of such technologies. This Special Issue will also provide insights into what could happen with the implementation of vehicles with high levels of automation, stressing how important it is to mix technology with features that people need for safety and comfort. In this sense, the whole human–vehicle collaboration spectrum will be addressed, not only considering drivers but also passengers, teleoperators, and interactions between the vehicle and other road users.
Dr. Sergio E. Diaz-Briceno
Dr. Mauricio Marcano
Dr. Asier Zubizarreta
Dr. Joshué Pérez Rastelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced driver assistance systems
- shared control
- traded control
- human–machine interfaces (HMIs)
- external HMIs
- teleoperation
- in-cabin monitoring systems
- gesture control
- explainable AI towards AV users
- human-centered methodologies in AVs
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