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Partner in the spotlight: TU Delft

24 May 2022

Delft University of Technology is the oldest, largest and most comprehensive University of Technology in The Netherlands with an excellent reputation in international rankings. The University employs over 5,000 staff members, and has a student population of more than 25,000 students at 8 different Faculties. Involved are 3 departments from 3 different Faculties: Industrial Design (IDE): design …

Partner in the spotlight: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

26 January 2022

Our team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), is conducting various driving simulator experiments to evaluate MEDIATOR’s HMI concept of preventive and corrective mediation. We focus on assessing the effects of driver distraction and driver fatigue on driving performance under partial automation conditions with and without the HMI. MEDIATOR is a significant project that exploits the …

First MEDIATOR deliverables available online

14 October 2021

The first five public deliverables are now available on our website. Each of these WP1 deliverables concerns preparatory work for the functional requirements and the actual design of the Mediator system. The Mediator system is being developed to mediate between the driver and the vehicle automation by assessing who is most fit and capable to perform the driving task. As such, the Mediator system …

D1.1 Mediating between human driver and automation: state-of-the-art and knowledge gaps

13 April 2021

D1.1 gives a clear introduction to the MEDIATOR concept and a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art knowledge on vehicle automation. It serves as a foundation for the project, it gives focus to our further research ( in WP1) and is a starting point for the development of the mediator system (WP2). Aims and scope This report aims to define what we need to know to assess the fitness of the …

MEDIATOR project succesfully launched

25 May 2019

The European project MEDIATOR kicked off on May 23 and 24 in The Hague. MEDIATOR is a 4-year project led by SWOV. The main output of the project will be a self-learning mediating system for car drivers which guarantees safe, real-time switching between the human driver and automated system based on which is fittest to drive. MEDIATOR persues a paradigm shift away from a view that prioritises …