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ArticleNature communications2025

Predicting driving comfort in autonomous vehicles using road information and multi-head attention models.

Zhengxian Chen, Yuqi Liu, Wenjie Ni, Han Hai, Chaosheng Huang, Boyang Xu, Zihan Ling, Yang Shen, Wenhao Yu, Huanan Wang and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zhengxian ChenSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0362-7800
Yuqi LiuGraduate School of Natural Sciences, Utrecht University, 3584CS, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Wenjie NiSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
Han HaiSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-7233-7059
Chaosheng HuangSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China. huangchaosheng@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-1751-2762
Boyang XuCollege of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117575, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
Zihan LingSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
Yang ShenSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.
Wenhao YuSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9671-8652
Huanan WangSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-4325-3568
Jun LiSchool of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52172388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Driving comfort is a crucial consideration in the automotive industry. In the realm of autonomous driving, comfort has always been a factor that requires continuous improvement. A common approach to improving driving comfort is through the optimization of local path planning. Nevertheless, it is imperative to recognize that macroscopic factors, including traffic flow and road conditions, wield a substantial influence on comfort. For instance, complex traffic scenarios increase the possibility of emergency braking, thereby affecting comfort. Consequently, investigating the intricate interplay between comfort and global path planning becomes essential. This paper introduces a methodology and framework for predicting driving comfort by leveraging road information. The study established a road information-driving comfort dataset and devised prediction models using multi-head attention mechanism. The ensuing discussion elucidates the practical application of the model in path planning through examples and tests. Following the path optimized by the model, the vehicles exhibited a reduction in jerk. This research predicted driving comfort based on road information and integrated it with global path planning, which holds significant implications for autonomous driving navigation systems and provides a valuable reference for related research.

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