Eyes on the road: a review of literature and an in-car study of driving whilst navigating

Each new technology that enters the market has the potential to influence driving behaviour in ways that are difficult to anticipate. ‘Smart glasses’ are an example of one of these new classes of technologies which may affect driver distraction. Smart glasses are multifunctional wearable computers which are worn on the head and typically display visual information to the user through lenses mounted in or near the eye line. Presently, the extent to which smart glasses may positively or negatively affect driver distraction is not understood. On the one hand, they offer the promise of reducing driver distraction in comparison to traditional means of satellite navigation by, for example, having a more sophisticated voice control interface, which has been consistently shown to outperform manual control and by displaying visual information near the forward visual field, the time a driver spends with their eyes off the road in order to assimilate navigation information may be reduced. However, they may also present information in a more compelling manner, resulting in additional distraction; or the display may potentially obscure important visual information, resulting in a failure to perceive hazards. This study comprises two parts: a review of current literature on driver distraction related to smart glasses; and an on-the-road experimental study comparing driver behaviour whilst navigating using (1) smart glasses; (2) smartphone-based satellite navigation (satnav); and (3) verbal instructions.

• Corporate Authors:

  RAC Foundation

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Robbins, R
  • Jenkins, D
• Publication Date: 2015-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 79p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Advanced driver information systems; Advanced driver information systems; Behavior; Cellular telephones; Distraction; Drivers; Field studies; Global Positioning System; Literature reviews; Navigation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ATRI Terms: Advanced driver information systems (ADIS); Distraction; Driver behaviour; Field study; Global positioning system (GPS); Literature review; Mobile phone; Navigation
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01578371
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 21 2015 1:04PM