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.
Adjustable automation and manoeuvre control in automated driving
IET Intelligent Transport Systems ; 13 , 12 ; 1780-1784
2019-12-01
5 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
driver safety , haptic human–vehicle interface , manual driving , driver information systems , haptic interfaces , manoeuvre control , driver experience , road safety , user experience , automated driving task , adjustable automation , road traffic control , driver involvement , control engineering computing , automated vehicle , monotonous monitoring task
Predictive manoeuvre generation for automated driving
IEEE | 2013
|Vorreiter: Manoeuvre-Based Steering Gestures for Partially and Highly Automated Driving
Springer Verlag | 2020
|Method and Device for Securing a Motor Vehicle during an Automated Driving Manoeuvre
European Patent Office | 2021
|