Use of Advanced In-Vehicle Technology by Younger and Older Early Adopters. Selected Results From Five Technology Surveys

This document describes the results of survey research undertaken by the Automobile Club of Southern California. Five technology-specific surveys were conducted with mail-out questionnaires. A total of 40,000 questionnaires were mailed to insurance customers who own vehicles that may have in-vehicle navigation systems, adaptive cruise control, advanced headlamps, electronic backing aids, or rear-view video cameras as standard or optional original equipment. Half of the questionnaires were mailed to vehicle owners who were 25 to 64 years old, and half of the questionnaires were mailed to owners who were 65 or older. The response rate varied for the five technology-specific surveys from 16.6 percent (adaptive cruise control) to 30.7 percent (sensor-based backing aids). Survey items addressed topics such as learning to use the system, behavioral adaptation, system effectiveness, and perceived safety of the system. This report highlights differences in responses between younger and older respondents and compares responses to the five targeted technologies. This report also describes a series of 18 interviews that were conducted with representatives of original equipment manufacturers, regulators, medical practitioners, and professionals in the senior advocacy area. These interviews focused on emerging in-vehicle technologies that may help older drivers.

• Record URL:
  http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/staticfiles/DOT/NHTSA/NRD/Multimedia/PDFs/Crash%20Avoidance/2008/DOT%20HS%20811%20004.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Westat

  1650 Research Boulevard
  Rockville, MD  United States  20850

  Automobile Club of Southern California

  1577 South Valley Vista Drive
  Diamond Bar, CA  United States  91765

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Vehicle Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

  607 14th Street, NW, Suite 201
  Washington, DC    20005
• Authors:
  • Jenness, James W
  • Lerner, Neil D
  • Mazor, Steven D
  • Osberg, J Scott
  • Tefft, Brian C
• Publication Date: 2008-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 76p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Automobile navigation systems; Autonomous intelligent cruise control; Drivers; Interviewing; Motor vehicle navigational aids; Onboard navigational aids; Questionnaires; Surveys; Technological innovations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Advanced headlamps; Electronic backing aids; In-vehicle routing and navigation systems; In-vehicle technology; Rearview cameras
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01112575
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-811 004
• Contract Numbers: DTNH22-05-D-01002
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 8 2008 4:20PM