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Overview of human factor challenges in remote operation of automated mobility services for safety and efficiency
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 20: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Location: Royal C-F
Satoshi Katazaki
Director, Human-Centered Mobility Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
This presentation will introduce the national project on automated mobility service in Japan. The project achieved a start of an actual service business in Eiheiji town, Japan, in 2020. The service has been provided with remote operation. Based on the achievement, overview of human factor challenges in remote operation for safety and efficiency will be discussed in a generalized form.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Kitazaki is Director, Human-Centered Mobility Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan. He has been leading the national research project on human factors in automated driving of passenger vehicles since 2016. His research center is now involved in research on human factors in teleoperation of automated mobility services. Dr. Kitazaki has been serving as a co-chair of Human Factors Working Group in the EU-US-JP Trilateral Cooperation, a co-leader of Germany-Japan research cooperation on human factors in automated driving, and an expert in ISO/TC22/SC39/WG8. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in engineering from Kyoto University, Japan, and Ph.D. in engineering and applied science from the University of Southampton, UK. He has experiences of working in the automotive industry, Nissan Motor, and also working in the academia, University of Iowa, before joining AIST in 2015.
