DRIVER DISTRACTION, TELEMATICS DESIGN, AND WORKLOAD MANAGERS: SAFETY ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS

This paper discusses how workload managers, driver distraction and telematics design interact. Workload managers are systems that try to ascertain if a driver is distracted or on information overload, and changes the operation of warning systems and the availability of telematics accordingly. Workload managers regulate the information flow to drivers that could negatively impact the driving task. This paper presents a summary of literature on traffic accidents and driver performance, discusses the unique nature of telematics operations, relates possible workload manager architectures, current industry efforts, and appropriate regulations.

• Record URL:
  http://www.umich.edu/~driving/publications/GreenConvergence04paper4b.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Green, P
• Conference:
  • Convergence International Congress and Exposition on Transportation Electronics
  • Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA , United States
  • Date: 2004-10-0 to 2004-10-0
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 16p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attention; Automobile industry; Crash causes; Design; Distraction; Driver information systems; Drivers; Driving; Intelligent transportation systems; Performance; Regulations; System architecture; Telematics; Traffic crashes; Warning systems
• Uncontrolled Terms: Information flow; Information overload
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00988050
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 8 2005 12:00AM