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Physics-informed interaction modeling for warning targeting in multi-risk driving scenarios
Jian Sun1, Ruoxi Kong1, Xiaocong Zhao1
1The Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai, 201804, China.
Accident; Analysis and Prevention
|July 25, 2026
Summary
This study introduces an interaction-aware framework for traffic warnings, improving driver attention to critical hazards. The new system significantly reduces collisions in complex driving scenarios by quantifying agent interactions.
Area of Science:
- Intelligent Transportation Systems
- Human-Machine Interaction
- Autonomous Driving Safety
Background:
- Traditional traffic warnings often fail in multi-risk scenarios by missing behavior-mediated hazards.
- Existing metrics focus on geometric conflicts, neglecting how driver actions create risks.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a physics-informed framework for quantifying agent interactions in traffic.
- To create an interaction-aware human-machine interface (HMI) for improved warning targeting.
- To reduce collisions in complex, multi-risk driving environments.
Main Methods:
- A neural network decodes inter-agent coupling and control sensitivity from scene data.
- An interaction-strength signal identifies critical surrounding agents.
- A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test detects abrupt changes in interaction strength to trigger warnings.
Main Results:
- Critical-agent identification achieved 83.07% agreement with a baseline on real-world driving data.
- The interaction-aware HMI led to significantly faster driver attention shifts (0.2s vs 0.8s lag).
- Collision events were reduced from 12 (no-warning) and 7 (APET-HMI) to 1 in a virtual reality study.
Conclusions:
- Quantifying interaction strength effectively identifies critical counterparts for timely warnings.
- The proposed framework enhances driver attention and reduces collisions in complex traffic.
- This approach offers a practical solution for advanced driver-assistance systems.
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