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Driver requirements and road traffic informatics

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Initially the driver's role as a link in the driver-vehicle-road-traffic control-chain is discussed in a historical perspective. The gradual changes and the advantages and problems arising from these changes are discussed from behavioural point of view.

Then the driver tasks are analyzed. A separation is made between trip planning, navigation, road following, traffic interaction, rule compliance, other than traffic tasks, car handling and speed choice. The relations between and the weights of these subtasks are discussed. Some existing driver behaviour models are reviewed in relation to the above mentioned tasks.

Finally an effort is made based on the analyses of driver tasks and driver models to specify some general and some more specific potential advantages and problems with expected future RTI-systems.

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  1. Swedish Road and Traffic Research Institute (VTI), S-581 01, Linköping, Sweden

    Kåre Rumar

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Rumar, K. Driver requirements and road traffic informatics. Transportation 17, 215–229 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02127035

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