Highlights Drivers’ ability to eco-drive can significantly affect fuel consumption by up to 15%. We evaluated a range of eco-driving support systems in a driving simulator. Eco-driving and safety behaviour were monitored to establish prioritisation. Drivers benefited from each of the systems and drawback of each are discussed.

    Abstract Whilst driving is inherently a safety–critical task, awareness of fuel-efficient driving techniques has gained popularity in both the public and commercial domains. Green driving, whether motivated by financial or environmental savings, has the potential to reduce the production of greenhouse gases by a significant amount. This paper focusses on the interaction between the driver and their vehicle – what type of eco-driving information is easy to use and learn whilst not compromising safety. A simulator study evaluated both visual and haptic eco-driving feedback systems in the context of hill driving. The ability of drivers to accurately follow the advice, as well as their propensity to prioritise it over safe driving was investigated. We found that any type of eco-driving advice improved performance and whilst continuous real-time visual feedback proved to be the most effective, this modality obviously reduces attention to the forward view and increases subjective workload. On the other hand, the haptic force system had little effect on reported workload, but was less effective that the visual system. A compromise may be a hybrid system that adapts to drivers’ performance on an on-going basis.


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    Titel :

    Drivers’ ability to learn eco-driving skills; effects on fuel efficient and safe driving behaviour


    Beteiligte:


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015-02-05


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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