Cooperative Driving in Mixed Traffic with Heterogeneous Communications and Cloud Infrastructure

In this paper we introduce an Intelligent Transport System (ITS), designed for enabling cooperative driving manoeuvres in mixed traffic scenarios considering heterogeneous communications and cloud infrastructure systems. We present an architecture that enables connected vehicles to access ITS services independent of their underlying communication technology. This is achieved by introducing a large scale communication system including the road-side infrastructure as well as a heterogeneous cloud. We present insights from the Automated Connected Vehicle (ACV) concept and examine human factors elaborating on the experience of two aspects: driving in an ACV as well as driving in a Non-Automated Connected Vehicle (NACV), interacting with an ACV. Furthermore, we present insights of initial demonstrations, emphasizing that the system works well in real traffic scenarios.