Vehicle approaching model for T-junction during transition to autonomous vehicles

Abstract

Vehicle manufacturers are actively developing technologies for the realization of autonomous vehicles. Many of these have already been put into practical use such as cruise control and lane-keeping assist system. Autonomous vehicles are expected to solve many problems such as traffic accidents and traffic jams. However, this is based on the assumption that all vehicles are autonomous. Focusing on the transition period to autonomous vehicles, we design a driving model for a mixed environment comprising autonomous and non-autonomous vehicles. In this paper, we experiment and measure the distance needed for driver pedals for braking between vehicles and in front of a vehicle in mixed environment at a T-junction. Moreover, we discuss traffic jams at a T-junction.