access icon free Adjustable automation and manoeuvre control in automated driving

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Received 15/11/2018, Accepted 21/08/2019, Revised 06/08/2019, Published 22/08/2019

Current implementations of automated driving rely on the driver to monitor the vehicle and be ready to assume control in situations that the automation cannot successfully manage. However, research has shown that drivers are not able to monitor an automated vehicle for longer periods of time, as the monotonous monitoring task leads to attention reallocation or fatigue. Driver involvement in the automated driving task promises to counter this effect. The authors researched how the implementation of a haptic human–vehicle interface, which allows the driver to adjust driving parameters and initiate manoeuvres, influences the subjective experience of drivers in automated vehicles. In a simulator study, they varied the level of control that drivers have over the vehicle, between manual driving, automated driving without the possibility to adjust the automation, as well as automated driving with the possibility to initiate manoeuvres and adjust driving parameters of the vehicle. Results show that drivers have a higher level of perceived control and perceived level of responsibility when they have the ability to interact with the automated vehicle through the haptic interface. The authors conclude that the possibility to interact with automated vehicles can be beneficial for driver experience and safety.

Inspec keywords: road safety; driver information systems; road traffic control; user experience; haptic interfaces; control engineering computing

Other keywords: manoeuvre control; haptic human–vehicle interface; automated vehicle; adjustable automation; driver involvement; driver experience; manual driving; driver safety; automated driving task; monotonous monitoring task

Subjects: Ergonomic aspects of control and robotics; Road-traffic system control; Ergonomic aspects of computing; Control engineering computing; User interfaces; Traffic engineering computing

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