Abstract
There is currently a distinct lack of design consideration associated with autonomous vehicles and their impact on human factors. Research has yet to consider fully the impact felt by the driver when he/she is no longer in control of the vehicle [12]. We propose that spatialised auditory feedback could be used to enhance driver awareness to the intended actions of autonomous vehicles. We hypothesise that this feedback will provide drivers with an enhanced sense of control. This paper presents a driving simulator study where 5 separate auditory feedback methods are compared during both autonomous and manual driving scenarios. We found that our spatialised auditory presentation method alerted drivers to the intended actions of autonomous vehicles much more than all other methods and they felt significantly more in control during scenarios containing sound vs. no sound. Finally, that overall workload in autonomous vehicle scenarios was lower compared to manual vehicle scenarios.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | NordiCHI '14 Proceedings of the 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction |
| Subtitle of host publication | Fun, Fast, Foundational |
| Place of Publication | New York, NY. |
| Pages | 189-198 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 26 Oct 2014 |
| Event | 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction - Helsinki, Finland Duration: 26 Oct 2014 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 8th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction |
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| Country/Territory | Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Period | 26/10/14 → … |
Keywords
- user interfaces
- driver awareness
- autonomous vehicles
- in-vehicle spatial auditory displays
- driving simulators
