Understanding driver responses to voice alerts of autonomous car operations
This study explores, in the context of automated braking, how a voice alert accompanying the car's autonomous action affects the driver's attitude and driving behaviour. To examine the research question we designed an experimental setup in a simulator environment that (1) enabled automatic braking to perform as a vehicle's autonomous longitudinal behaviour and (2) enacted a voice alert system in a timely way to notify the driver of pending brake actions. Subjective driving experience and driver responses towards the car were strongly affected by the voice alerts when the car made automated decisions. These results have important implications for the design of vehicle-user interfaces, suggesting that, rather than simply developing a car that executes autonomous decisions, car makers should also focus on the human-machine interaction, i.e., on how the car announces its 'intentions' to act.
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- Copyright © 2016 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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Authors:
- Koo, Jeamin
- Shin, Dongjun
- Steinert, Martin
- Leifer, Larry
- Publication Date: 2016
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 377-392
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Serial:
- International Journal of Vehicle Design
- Volume: 70
- Issue Number: 4
- Publisher: Inderscience Enterprises Limited
- ISSN: 1477-5360
- Serial URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=IJVD
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Attitudes; Audible warning devices in vehicles; Automatic braking; Driver performance; Driver vehicle interfaces; Driving simulators; Human machine systems; Intelligent vehicles; Voice communication
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01603485
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 28 2016 4:37PM