Driver Takeover and Shared-Control Collaboration in Automated Driving Systems under Rural Conditions: Evaluating Real-Time Cognitive Responses in Field and Simulated Settings

This proposal outlines a multidisciplinary research initiative to assess drivers' physiological and cognitive workload, stress levels, emotional states, and trust during takeover performance in human-machine co-driving systems using an automated driving simulator. In specific, three research objectives are to (1) Designing realistic and validated driving scenarios in simulators; (2) Validating physiological sensors for measuring driver physiological responses; and (3) Developing cognitive and situational awareness-based decision-making framework. To achieve these objectives, simulator-based data will be collected, along with test drivers incorporating physiological sensors while in the driving tests. Existing open-source data will be applied to expanding traffic scenarios.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $133,222.00
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3552348307

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Mid-America Transportation Center

  University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  2200 Vine Street, PO Box 830851
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68583-0851
• Project Managers:

  Bruner, Britain

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Nebraska, Lincoln

  College of Engineering and Technology
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68503
• Principal Investigators:

  Zhao, Li

• Start Date: 20260601
• Expected Completion Date: 20270531
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Autonomous vehicle handover; Decision support systems; Driver information systems; Driver monitoring; Driving simulators; Human factors engineering; Physiological stress; Psychological stress; Sensors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01989353
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Mid-America Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: 69A3552348307
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 15 2026 2:19PM