Research Article

Drivers’ Interaction with Adaptive Cruise Control on Dry and Snowy Roads with Various Tire-Road Grip Potentials

Table 2

Kinematic data of driving with ACC in both road conditions ().

Kinematic variableScenery and grip potentialMean (M)Standard deviation (SD)95% confidence interval
Lower limitUpper limit

Speed set by the driver (m/s)Summer ()35.480.1735.1435.82
Winter ()32.550.3031.9733.14
Distance gap at begin of the ACC reaction (m)Summer ()179.781.80176.20183.35
Winter ()169.401.87165.68173.12
Mean deceleration of the ACC (m/s2)Summer ()−0.840.01−0.85−0.82
Winter ()−0.720.01−0.74−0.70
Maximal jerk of the ACC deceleration (m/s3)Summer ()11.140.4510.2512.03
Winter ()8.530.407.749.31
Mean acceleration of the ACC (m/s2)Summer ()0.510.0040.500.51
Winter ()0.480.010.470.49
Maximal jerk of the ACC acceleration (m/s3)Summer ()5.300.264.785.82
Winter ()3.860.173.524.21
Distance gap after the ACC reaction (m)Summer ()34.380.1634.0734.69
Winter ()35.130.1934.7535.51

Note: m: meter; s: second.