Effect of emotion on galvanic skin response and vehicle control data during simulated driving

•We induced eight emotions, which were classified according to the arousal and valence levels, and acquired physiological and vehicle control data in simulated driving scenarios.•High arousal and negative valence emotions (e.g., anger) and low arousal and positive valence emotions (e.g., relief) resulted in statistically significantly different data.•Detecting potentially risky emotions such as those associated with road rage can promote driving safety.