Transport Canada

Project 1: Exploratory Review of the Safety and Security Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Connected Vehicles for Women and Indigenous People

2018 – 2019

Project goals:

The goal of this project is to conduct a comprehensive review of existing or emerging research, policies, and regulations on the safety of AV/CV technologies and their interaction with two identified population groups; women and Indigenous peoples. In addition, the work explored research specific to urban, rural, and remote communities and low income related socio-economic factors, which are important considerations affecting all population groups

PI: Bruce Wallace, Dennis Kao

Project 2: Semi Autonomous Vehicle-Engagement (SAV-ED)

2021 – 2022

Project goals:

The following summary describes the purpose, activities and timelines associated with the Semi Autonomous Vehicle-Engagement (SAV-ED) Framework. The objective of this project is to advance safe road practice initiatives by developing a method for objectively quantifying the effect of SAVs on driver engagement and performance. The methods of the SAV-ED Framework support national collection and dissemination of timely and quality road safety data by exploiting emerging SAV sensor data, established safety sensors, and focused behavioural measures. A key objective of this project is to enhance shared knowledge of the impact of SAVs, a prominent emerging road safety technology for the 21st century. This project focuses on two vulnerable driving groups: novice drivers and older drivers.

PI: Chris Herdman

Van Benthem, K., Wallace, B., Bierlaire, A., Knoefel, F., Marshall, S., Herdman, C., A Pilot Study of Driver-Initiated Surprise Takeovers at Level Railway Crossings in Semi-Autonomous Vehicles: Effects of Driver Age and Trust in Automation.

Link to paper

Lochbihler, Aidan “Methods for Classifying Driver Engagement in Autonomous Vehicles Using Physiological Sensors.” MASc diss., Carleton University, 2024.

Link to Thesis

A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, R. Goubran , “Multi-Class Gaze Detection in a Dynamic Environment” 2024 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2024

Link to Paper

A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, J. Goheen, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “Assessing Driver Task Engagement Through Machine Learning Classification of Physiological Response” 2023 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), 2023.

Link to Paper

K. Brightman, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, B. Wallace, A. Lochbihler, W. Sloan, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “A Follow-up to an Age-Friendly Protocol to Support Investigations of Autonomous Driving Disengagement on Driver Safety: Results and Recommendations “, HCI International 2023.

Link to Paper

A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, J. Goheen, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “Assessing Driver Engagement Through Machine Learning Classification of Physiological Measures”, 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2023.

Link to Paper

A. Lochbihler, B. Wallace, K. Van Benthem, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, K. Brightman, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “Assessing Driver Gaze Location in a Dynamic Vehicle Environment”, 2023 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2023.

Link to Paper

K. Brightman, K. Van Benthem, B. Wallace, C. Herdman, W. Sloan, T. Sloan, A. Lochbihler, F. Knoefel, S. Marshall, “Age-friendly protocol to support investigations of autonomous driving disengagement on driver safety” HCI International 2022.

Link to paper

“Exploratory Review of the Safety and Security Benefits and Challenges of Automated and Connected Vehicles for Women and Indigenous Peoples’ in Canada”, H. Endleman, T. Foss Wallace, D. Kao, B. Wallace, Prepared for Transport Canada, 2019.

2019 10 31b Transport Canada Report AVCV Indigenous and Women