Introducing a road interaction-focused approach towards autonomous driving cargo bikes as a new urban mobility offer

Manoeva, Devina; Gehlmann, Franziska; Maiwald, Asa; Riestock, Maik; Schmidt, Stephan

doi:10.1109/et50336.2020.9238253

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“…For autonomous cars or buses, for example, projections that hint at the path are being researched for this purpose [26], [27]. An autonomous cargo bike cannot use this option, but can only communicate its intentions via more classical communication channels, such as a ringing bike bell, smaller display icons, or lighting signals [35]. In contrast to studies on communication strategies of autonomous vehicles, which are optimized to ensure secure driving interactions [36], there has been little research on how spatial driving characteristics of driverless micro mobiles affect perceived safety.…”

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On Optimizing Driving Patterns of Autonomous Cargo Bikes as a Function of Distance and Speed—A Psychological Study

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Kastner

Schmidt

et al. 2022

IEEE Open J. Intell. Transp. Syst.

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It is predicted that the number of autonomous vehicles will increase in the forthcoming years. In this context, this research deals with autonomous micro-mobiles, specifically autonomous cargo bikes. In the development of (partially) autonomous vehicles, it is important to consider the safety perspective of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, already during development to enhance acceptance and widespread use. We investigated the safety parameters of speed and distance. For this purpose, videos with varying distance and speed parameters were filmed from a third-person perspective. These were then distributed via online questionnaires and evaluated by subjects regarding the subjective perceived safety. The results show that perceived safety increases with increasing passing and yielding distance and decreasing passing speed. Even at very short distances and relatively high speeds, the behavior of the cargo bike was still considered safe. These results can serve as reference values in the development of autonomous micro-mobiles. Further, the high safety perception should encourage planners and decision-makers to give these technologies a chance and boldly tackle the mobility revolution and test possible substitutes for motorized individual transport.

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