Abstract
Partially automated vehicles are in actual use, and vehicles with higher levels of automation are under development. Given that highly automated vehicles (AVs) still require drivers’ intervention in certain conditions, effective collaboration between the driver and vehicle seems essential for driving safety. Having a clear understanding about drivers’ interactions with the current technologies is key to enhance them. Additionally, comprehending drivers’ perceptions toward AVs investigated in naturalistic settings seems important. This study particularly focuses on usability, workload, and acceptance of AVs as they are key indicators of drivers’ perceptions. Eight drivers conducted manual and automated driving in urban and highway environments. Their interactions and verbal descriptions were recorded, and perceptions were measured after each drive. Instances that may have negatively affected the perceptions were identified. The results showed that workload was higher, usability and acceptance were lower in automated driving in general. Findings show what should be considered to improve driver-autonomous vehicle interaction, in turn to help reduce workload, enhance usability, and acceptance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Intelligent Human Systems Integration 2020 |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration (IHSI 2020) Integrating People and Intelligent Systems |
Editors | Tareq Ahram, Waldemar Karwowski, Alberto Vergnano, Francesco Leali, Redha Taiar |
Pages | 20-26 |
Number of pages | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 22 Jan 2020 |
Event | 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration, IHSI 2020 - Modena, Italy Duration: 19 Feb 2020 → 21 Feb 2020 |
Publication series
Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing |
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Volume | 1131 AISC |
ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 2194-5365 |
Conference
Conference | 3rd International Conference on Intelligent Human Systems Integration, IHSI 2020 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Modena |
Period | 19/02/20 → 21/02/20 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments. This work was supported by Jaguar Land Rover and the UK-EPSRC grant EP/N011899/1 as part of the jointly funded Towards Autonomy: Smart and Connected Control (TASCC) Programme. The authors thank the funders for their support.
Publisher Copyright: © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
Keywords
- Acceptance
- Autonomous vehicles
- Human factors
- Human-machine interaction
- Usability
- Workload