Abstract
Over the past decade a large number of Field Operational
Tests (FOT) have been conducted to test Intelligent
Transport Systems (ITS) in real traffic conditions with
thousands of drivers. In order to ensure scientifically
sound studies a FOT methodology was developed in the
FESTA project. Currently we are on the brink of a new
series of large scale FOTs, testing automated and
autonomous vehicles. A common FOT methodology serves the
following purposes: (1) to ensure that a systematic and
scientific approach is taken by FOTs, (2) to enable the
assessment of the impact of large-scale introduction of
ITS on safety, mobility, efficiency and environment, (3)
to be able to compare results of different FOTs, and (4)
to build a community and facilitate knowledge exchange.
FESTA focuses strongly on the drivers of vehicles, and
the changes in their behaviour when driving a vehicle
that is instrumented with new systems. In FESTA, it is
recommended that driving with an ITS is compared with
driving without it (the baseline). However, what will be
the focus of the new FOTs? And what will be the main
research questions these FOTs will address? And what is
the baseline? Three types of focus can be distinguished;
centred on the user, the vehicle or the context. In this
paper we discuss the requirements for a methodology that
addresses these three types of focus. We investigate how
the current FOT methodology may be adapted or may need to
be completely changed. Special attention is given to the
type of data that is needed for baselines and for
answering research and impact questions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2188-2196 |
Journal | Transportation Research Procedia |
Volume | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
Keywords
- automated driving
- field operational tests
- evaluation
- methodology
- road transport