Driving Simulator in Transportation Research

Japan has gained a great deal of experi-ence in Driving Simulator(DS) with the advanced in-dustrial technologies.This paper first reviews the de-velopment and application of driving simulator.Then,taking the Universal Driving Simulator for Hu-man,Vehicle,and Traffic Research developed by In-stitute of Industrial Science,the University of Tokyo as an example,the paper discusses using driving sim-ulator to study driver behavior,road and traffic de-sign,traffic safety,and intelligent transportation sys-tem.Finally,the paper discusses the future utilization of driving simulator in transportation research in Chi-na.