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Modeling takeover decisions in driving automation: a multilevel drift-diffusion model (MDDM) framework integrating
Youyu Sheng1, Chouyu Wu2, Songmei Li3
1State Key Laboratory of Cognitive Science and Mental Health, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100000, China; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangdong 510000, China.
Accident; Analysis and Prevention
|June 29, 2026
Summary
This study introduces a new cognitive model for predicting driver takeover behavior in automated vehicles. It reveals how environmental, human, and system factors influence decision-making during critical transitions.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Automotive Safety Engineering
Background:
- Takeover prediction in automated driving is crucial for safety.
- Existing models often neglect the cognitive processes involved in driver decision-making.
- Understanding these mechanisms is key to improving human-intelligent system interaction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a multilevel modeling framework integrating hierarchical linear modeling and drift-diffusion models (DDM) for takeover prediction.
- To characterize the joint influence of human, system, and environmental factors on cognitive takeover decisions.
- To provide a generalizable framework for integrating diverse factors into cognitive process models.
Main Methods:
- Developed a multilevel modeling framework combining hierarchical linear modeling and drift-diffusion models (DDM).
- Collected driving simulator data (N=64) with manipulated variables: speed, optical flow, lighting, experience, and automation reliability.
- Fitted the model to empirical data, assessing response-time distributions for validity and interpretability.
Main Results:
- The proposed model accurately reproduced empirical response-time distributions, demonstrating high psychological interpretability and validity.
- Environmental factors influenced drift-rate differences, driving experience affected decision-boundary differences, and automation reliability impacted non-decision-time differences.
- Demonstrated a dissociable representation of cognitive processes underlying takeover behavior.
Conclusions:
- Takeover behavior in automated driving arises from distinct cognitive pathways influenced by multiple factors.
- The developed framework successfully integrates human, environmental, and system factors into a cognitive process model.
- This approach offers a robust method for studying human-intelligent system interaction in safety-critical contexts.
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