Driver-passenger collaboration as a basis for human-machine interface design for vehicle navigation systems

Antrobus, Vicki; Burnett, Gary; Krehl, Claudia

Abstract

Human Factors concerns exist with vehicle navigation systems, particularly relating to the effects of current Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) on driver disengagement from the environment. A road study was conducted aiming to provide initial input for the development of intelligent HMIs for in-vehicle systems, using the traditional collaborative navigation relationship between the driver and passenger to inform future design. Sixteen drivers navigated a predefined route in the city of Coventry, UK with the assistance of an existing vehicle navigation system (SatNav), whereas a further 16 followed the navigational prompts of a passenger who had been trained along the same route. Results found that there were no significant differences in the number of navigational errors made on route for the two different methods. However, drivers utilising a collaborative navigation approach had significantly better landmark and route knowledge than their SatNav counterparts. Analysis of individual collaborative transcripts revealed the large individual differences in descriptor use by passengers and reference to environmental landmarks, illustrating the potential for the replacement of distance descriptors in vehicle navigation systems. Results are discussed in the context of future HMIs modelled on a collaborative navigation relationship.

Citation

Antrobus, V., Burnett, G., & Krehl, C. (2016). Driver-passenger collaboration as a basis for human-machine interface design for vehicle navigation systems. Ergonomics, 60(3), https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1172736

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 24, 2016
• Publication Date: Jun 3, 2016
• Deposit Date: Aug 16, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 16, 2017
• Journal: Ergonomics
• Print ISSN: 0014-0139
• Electronic ISSN: 1366-5847
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Open
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 3
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2016.1172736
• Keywords: In-vehicle navigation systems; adaptive interfaces; landmarks; collaboration
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/796705
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2016.1172736