Analysis of Influence on Driver Behaviour while Using In-vehicle Traffic Lights with Application of Head-up Display

Emerging vehicular communication makes it possible to provide traffic light information to drivers inside vehicles with the application of in-vehicle devices. However, the effect of this method on driver behaviour is still unclear, and there is concern that the application of in-vehicle traffic lights may result in driver distraction. This study proposed two modes of in-vehicle traffic lights to assist drivers: a ‘current’ mode providing real-time information of the upcoming ground traffic lights, and a ‘predicted’ mode offering predicted information regarding ground traffic lights, taking into account the time to arrival at the upcoming intersection. Two kinds of in-vehicle devices were compared for displaying in-vehicle traffic lights: a normal 4.3-inch display and a head-up display. A driving simulator experiment was executed for 11 subjects, and driver behaviour was evaluated for driving operations and eye-gaze behaviour. The results demonstrated that disruptive braking and accelerating operations were significantly reduced under the predicted mode, and glance time was significantly shorter for the head-up display than for the normal 4.3-inch display. The authors concluded that the predicted mode easily prompts drivers to ecological driving, and that the head-up display is reliable for providing in-vehicle traffic light information.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-its.2015.0179
• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
• Authors:
  • Yang, Bo
  • 0000-0002-7774-5233
  • Zheng, Rencheng
  • Yin, Yuandong
  • Yamabe, Shigeyuki
  • Nakano, Kimihiko
• Publication Date: 2016-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: References;
• Pagination: pp 347-353
• Serial:
  • IET Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  • ISSN: 1751-956X
  • EISSN: 1751-9578
  • Serial URL: https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17519578
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver information systems; Drivers; Eye fixations; Head up displays; Information display systems; Traffic signals
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01602859
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 28 2016 4:16PM