2022 Forum on the Impact of Vehicle Technologies and Automation on Users: A Summary Report
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Summary
This report summarizes the proceedings of the 2022 Forum on the Impact of Vehicle Technologies and Automation on Users, hosted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and Arizona State University. The forum addressed the pressing need to understand how rapidly advancing vehicle automation affects travel behavior and road safety. It gathered stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to discuss the current state of automated driving systems (ADS), identify barriers to widespread deployment, and outline future research needs. The event consisted of expert panel discussions and a structured "World Café" exercise where attendees debated specific challenges and solutions. The forum examined three primary areas: the state of automation development, challenges in moving toward higher levels of automation, and opportunities for next steps. Panelists highlighted the importance of human-centered system design, safety case frameworks grounded in proficiency and resilience, and the high safety bar set by human drivers. Discussions emphasized that infrastructure must evolve beyond physical roads to include policy, funding, and communication systems. A key theme was the difficulty of transitioning to higher automation levels due to unexpected consequences, human factors like boredom or confusion, and the need for robust driver monitoring. Breakout sessions identified critical barriers to ADS deployment across technology, policy, public acceptance, and equity. Technological challenges include refining safety-critical software, defining ideal driving behaviors, and ensuring operational design domains cover diverse environments like rural roads and snow. Policy hurdles involve clarifying regulations, resolving liability issues, and managing jurisdictional interactions. Public acceptance requires better communication of system limitations and addressing heterogeneous user expectations. Equity concerns focus on affordability, accessibility for disabled users, and preventing unintended consequences for non-users, such as reduced transit investment. Regarding safety measures, participants debated appropriate benchmarks, with some advocating for zero fatalities and others accepting rates lower than human drivers. Metrics discussed included crash severity, surrogate safety measures, system disengagements, and redundancy reliability. The report stressed that thresholds must be validated and context-specific, potentially varying by operational domain. Significant research needs were identified in consumer education, human-machine interface (HMI) design, and non-driving issues. Key questions involve effective methods for conveying system capabilities, promoting accurate mode awareness, mitigating motion sickness, and ensuring accessibility for diverse populations. The forum concluded that legislative action, robust testing regimes, and enhanced public education are essential for safe implementation and equitable deployment of automated vehicle technologies.
Key finding
The forum identified that widespread deployment of automated driving systems is hindered by interconnected challenges in technology, policy, public acceptance, and equity, requiring standardized safety metrics, improved human-machine interfaces, and targeted consumer education to address.
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- acceptance adoption
- automation
- driverless ads
- ehmi external hmi
- automation surprise
- situational awareness
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