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Chris Monk
Biography
Chris Monk, Ph.D. is a Senior Managing Scientist at Exponent, Inc. where he provides expertise on driver inattention, automation human factors, in-vehicle human-machine interfaces, in-vehicle warnings, driving human factors, and driver behavior. He has 30 years of experience in transportation safety and driver performance working for an automaker, a federal contractor, in academia, and the federal government (FHWA and NHTSA) prior to joining Exponent.

Chris Monk
Driving involves extensive communication among drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, and other road users. A key question regarding the operation of highly automated vehicles (SAE L4 and above) alongside manually driven vehicles and vulnerable road users (VRUs) is how automated vehicles will communicate with other road users. For example, research has explored external HMI (eHMI) concepts for automated vehicles in a variety of scenarios (e.g., Jenness et al., 2021; Schieben et al., 2019; Rossi-Alvarez, et al., 2023). However, before highly automated vehicles are prevalent in existing traffic systems, there are other important questions that extend beyond eHMI that warrant consideration. For example, how can interactions between automated and manually driven vehicles shape driving safety, and how should safety concerns be addressed? Will the same eHMI concepts for communication with VRUs be adequate for communicating with manually driven vehicles? These and other issues will be discussed in light of the latest available research, with a focus on highlighting any research topics yet to be addressed.

References

Jenness, J. W., Benedick, A. K., Singer, J., Yahoodik, S., Petraglia, E., Jaffe, J., Sullivan, J. M.,
& Pradhan, A. K. (2021). Automated driving systems’ communication of
intent with shared road users (Report No. DOT HS 813 148). National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration.

Rossi-Alvarez, A. I., Klauer, C., Schaudt, A., & Doerzaph, Z. (2023). Allusion 2: External Communication for SAE L4 Vehicles. (Report No. 06-007). U.S. Department of Transportation.

Schieben, A., Wilbrink, M., Kettwich, C., Madigan, R., Louw, T., & Merat, N. (2019). Designing
the interaction of automated vehicles with other traffic participants: Design considerations
based on human needs and expectations. Cognition, Technology and Work, 21(1), 69–85.
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