Human-Centric Role in Self-Driving Vehicles: Can Human Driving Perception Change the Flavor of Safety Features?

• Published in: IEEE intelligent transportation systems magazine Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 117 - 125
• Main Authors: Mrazovac, Bojan, Bjelica, Milan Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01-01-2023; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Automotive engineering; Autonomous cars; Autonomous vehicles; Connected vehicles; Emotional responses; Global economy; Human factors; Perception; Road traffic; Stalling; Vehicle safety; Vehicles
• ISSN: 1939-1390; 1941-1197
• DOI: 10.1109/MITS.2022.3169597

Autonomous vehicles are expected to generate significant revenues for the global economy in the next decade. Recently, industry experts warned that autonomous vehicles are losing momentum. Self-driving is stalling. Fusing human sentiment and driving perception into a holistic approach to the development of human-centric autonomous vehicles could regain the market's trust. In this article, we try to explain why the traditional approach to self-driving vehicles, which focuses only on perfecting vehicle performance, sends engineers back to the whiteboard.