Designing Interaction and Interfaces for Automated Vehicles: User-Centred Ecological Design and Testing

Driving automation and autonomy are here, but there are problems with expected benefits, equipment unreliability, driver skill fade, and error-inducing equipment designs. Designing Interaction and Interfaces for Automated Vehicles: User-Centred Ecological Design and Testing offers an inclusive, human-centred design process that focuses on human variability and capability in interaction with interfaces. This book combines systems thinking and inclusive user-centred design and models driver interaction, provides design specifications, concept designs, and the results of studies in simulators and road-going vehicles. It is for designers of systems interfaces, interactions, UX, Human Factors and Ergonomics researchers and practitioners involved with systems engineering and automotive academics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 503 pages
Publication date: 11 March 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Driving automation and autonomy have already arrived, bringing with them the challenges predicted by experts two decades ago. These challenges encompass shortcomings in the expected benefits, equipment unreliability, driver skill fade, and error-inducing equipment designs. To address this complex problem, Designing Interaction and Interfaces for Automated Vehicles: User-Centred Ecological Design and Testing delves into the realm of designing interfaces for automated vehicles. This book offers a comprehensive and human-centered approach to interface design, focusing on human variability and capability in interaction with interfaces.

The authors introduce a novel method that combines systems thinking and inclusive user-centered design. This method models driver interaction, provides design specifications, concept designs, and the results of studies conducted in simulators on the test track and in road-going vehicles. This book is a valuable resource for designers of systems interfaces, interactions, UX, Human Factors and Ergonomics researchers, and practitioners involved in systems engineering and automotive academics.

In this book, Prof. Stanton and his colleagues demonstrate how Human Factors methods can be applied to the challenging task of interfacing human drivers with vehicle automation. They have developed an approach called User-Centred Ecological Interface Design, which aims to enhance the handovers between the driver and the vehicle. This approach has been tested in driving simulators and, most notably, in real vehicles on British motorways. The authors have validated their approach against driver behavior and have used it to support their ongoing work on vehicle automation.

This book is a must-read for anyone interested or involved in designing human-automation interaction in vehicles and beyond. It provides valuable insights and practical approaches that can help practitioners navigate the complexities of this rapidly evolving field. The authors' expertise and dedication to user-centered design make this book an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers alike.

Weight: 924g
Dimension: 161 x 241 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367466640