Investigating HUDS for the Presentation of Choice Lists in Car Navigation Systems

It has been established that head-down displays (HDDs), such as those commonly placed in the dashboard of commercial automobiles, can draw drivers’ attention away from the primary driving task (Bach et al., 2008). This problem can be exacerbated when screens are “busy” with graphics or rich information. In this paper, the authors present the results of a driving simulator-based user study where they examined two potential alternatives to HDDs for presenting textual lists. Subjects conducted a series of street name finding tasks using each of three system variants: one with a HDD, one with a head-up display (HUD), and one with only an auditory display. They found that the auditory display had the least impact on mental load, but at the expense of task completion efficiency. The HUD variant also had a low impact on mental load and scored highest in user satisfaction, and therefore appears to be the most viable target for future study.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Iowa, Iowa City

  Public Policy Center
  227 South Quadrangle
  Iowa City, IA  United States  52242-1192
• Authors:
  • Weinberg, Garrett
  • Harsham, Bret
  • Medenica, Zeljko
• Conference:
  • Driving Assessment 2011: 6th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design
  • Location: Olympic Valley - Lake Tahoe CA
  • Date: 2011-6-27 to 2011-6-30
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 195-202
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the 6th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training, and Vehicle Design, Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley - Lake Tahoe, California, USA, June 27-30, 2011

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driving; Driving simulators; Head up displays; Information display systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Choices; Driver satisfaction; Textual information display
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01349851
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 2011 1:56PM