Abstract
As automated vehicles currently do not provide sufficient feedback relating to the primary driving task, drivers have no assurance that an automated vehicle has understood and can cope with upcoming traffic situations [16]. To address this we conducted two user evaluations to investigate auditory displays in automated vehicles using different types of sound cues related to the primary driving sounds: acceleration, deceleration/braking, gear changing and indicating. Our first study compared earcons, speech and auditory icons with existing vehicle sounds. Our findings suggested that earcons were an effective alternative to existing vehicle sounds for presenting information related to the primary driving task. Based on these findings a second study was conducted to further investigate earcons modulated by different sonic parameters to present primary driving sounds. We discovered that earcons containing naturally mapped sonic parameters such as pitch and timbre were as effective as existing sounds in a simulated automated vehicle.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | UbiComp '15 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
Place of Publication | New york |
Pages | 451-462 |
Number of pages | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Sep 2015 |
Event | 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing - Osaka, Japan Duration: 7 Sep 2015 → … |
Conference
Conference | 2015 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Osaka |
Period | 7/09/15 → … |
Keywords
- automated vehicles
- driving
- traffic
- driving sounds
- auditory displays