Citation

Omae M, Hashimoto N, Fujioka T, Shimizu H. IATSS Res. 2006; 30(2): 29-38.

Affiliation

Keio University; National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology; University of Tokyo, Japan

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

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Abstract

Automatic vehicle driving has long been the subject of research efforts designed to improve the safety and efficiency of automobile transportation. In recent years, increasingly sophisticated sensors and automobiles have brought automatic driving systems closer to reality. In this paper we describe an attempt to apply real-time kinematic GPS (RTK-GPS), a highly precise positioning system, and steer-by-wire body technology, which has advanced greatly in recent years, to automatic driving. In addition, we also describe the results of research into human factors related to automatic driving, which will become more and more important as automatic driving is put to practical use.