Open AccessImproving road safety and user experience by employing dynamic in‐vehicle information systems
Author(s) -
Galarza Miguel,
Paradells Josep
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iet intelligent transport systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1751-9578
pISSN - 1751-956X
DOI - 10.1049/iet-its.2018.5022
Subject(s) - workload , computer science , advanced driver assistance systems , baseline (sea) , driving simulator , range (aeronautics) , transport engineering , human–computer interaction , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , simulation , artificial intelligence , medicine , oceanography , aerospace engineering , geology , operating system
Modern vehicular infotainment systems are becoming increasingly complex and are embracing a wide range of functionalities. Interacting with some of these functionalities, while driving, may increase the driver's workload and affect the execution of primary driving tasks. This article addresses this issue and proposes a practical application that could help overcome the problem as well as improve the driving experience. The applied method consists of developing a system capable of estimating the driving complexity in real time using variables already available in current vehicles, and responding according to the complexity reference, to apply countermeasures to the infotainment system. The intended purpose is to facilitate the interaction with the functionalities and reducing the amount of information offered to the driver in complex scenarios. A baseline system was built and tested, demonstrating the feasibility of its implementation in current vehicles.