Driver Training for Automated Vehicle Technology (01-004)

Project Description The overall goal of the Driver Training for Automated Vehicle Technology Project is to develop training protocol guidelines that can be used by automated vehicle trainers to optima the overall use of automated vehicle systems, and thereby to optimize transportation safety. The purpose of this study conducted at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute was to evaluate training two different protocols and their overall effectiveness on driving performance. Project Methods 30 older adults participated in this study. Participants were randomly placed in one of three groups: 1) no training (control group) 2) video-based training and 3) demonstration-based training. After completing training, participants completed three drives of eight segments. The segments alternated between manual driving (i.e. when AV system cannot be activated) and automated driving (i.e. when AV system can be activated).

项目概况
自动驾驶技术驾驶员培训项目的总体目标是制定培训规程指南，供自动驾驶培训人员优化自动驾驶系统的整体使用效能，进而提升交通安全水平。本研究由德克萨斯农工交通研究所开展，旨在评估两种不同培训规程及其对驾驶表现的综合有效性。
项目方法
本研究共招募30名老年受试者。受试者被随机分为三组：1）无培训对照组；2）基于视频的培训组；3）基于演示的培训组。完成培训后，受试者需完成三段各含8个路段的驾驶任务，各路段交替切换人工驾驶与自动驾驶模式——其中人工驾驶模式对应自动驾驶（Automated Vehicle, AV）系统无法激活的场景，自动驾驶模式对应系统可激活的场景。