A taxonomy of autonomous vehicle handover situations

Rod Mccall (1) , Fintan Mcgee (1) , Alexander G. Mirnig (2) , Alexander Meschtscherjakov (2) , Nicolas Louveton (3) , Thomas Engel (4) , Manfred Tscheligi (2)

1 LIST - Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
2 University of Salzburg
3 CeRCA [Poitiers] - Centre de recherches sur la cognition et l'apprentissage [UMR 7295]
4 Uni.lu - Université du Luxembourg

This paper provides a taxonomy of different forms of autonomous vehicle handover situations. It covers scheduled, emergency and non-emergency handovers and it differentiates between system and driver initiated handovers. The purpose is to examine how the system and driver are responsible for different stages in the transition timeline, i.e., first alert, handover phase, and return to automated control (handback). This is examined from the perspective of SAE levels in comparison to aspects drawn from situational awareness. The work is complemented by analysis drawn from current practice within the insurance industry and interviews with insurers. The result is a closer examination of system and driver responsibility which is independent of but includes SAE levels with respect to specific handover situations. It also identifies gaps between the current legal liability for accidents when compared to aspects such as the situational awareness requirements placed on driver under different driving conditions.

Domaines: Psychologie; Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]

Rod Mccall, Fintan Mcgee, Alexander G. Mirnig, Alexander Meschtscherjakov, Nicolas Louveton, et al.. A taxonomy of autonomous vehicle handover situations. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, 124, pp.507-522. ⟨10.1016/j.tra.2018.05.005⟩. ⟨hal-02304616⟩