Abstract
If designed ergonomically and used appropriately,
In-Vehicle Technologies (IVT) have the potential to
significantly enhance safety, mobility and driving
comfort. This study focuses on the use and user
assessment of common IVT such as cruise control,
navigation, speed alert/control, and mobile phone. The
data was collected by a standardized web-survey and
included 7677 drivers in nine countries. The findings of
the study highlight some cross-cultural differences in
the use of the systems, especially in the use of a mobile
phone while driving. In addition, some differences found
between driver groups indicate that some systems are used
most by drivers with high annual mileage. The possession
and use of cruise control and speed control seem to
correlate with driving experience, and also with the
characteristics of the car fleet (age, make) in different
countries. On the other hand, some systems, especially
navigation, are widely used in all driver groups
regardless of driving experience or age. This emphasizes
the importance of user-centered design and evaluation in
real traffic, especially since users reported interacting
with the systems (even while driving) on the one hand,
and experiencing challenges in understanding how the
systems work on the other. The questionnaire study formed
part of the INTERACTION project, which now continues with
naturalistic driving experiments and in-depth behavior
analysis of the selected IVT systems
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems |
Publisher | Intelligent Transportation Society of America - ITS America |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
Event | 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando - Orlando, Florida, United States Duration: 16 Oct 2011 → 20 Oct 2011 |
Conference
Conference | 18th ITS World Congress, Orlando |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Orlando, Florida |
Period | 16/10/11 → 20/10/11 |
Keywords
- IVT-systems
- INTERACTION
- driver behaviour
- user assessment
- safety effects
- cross-cultural differences