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Sequential Dependencies in Driving
Author(s) -
Doshi Anup,
Tran Cuong,
Wilder Matthew H.,
Mozer Michael C.,
Trivedi Mohan M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.498
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1551-6709
pISSN - 0364-0213
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2012.01261.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , task (project management) , computer science , automotive industry , psychology , engineering , history , systems engineering , aerospace engineering , archaeology
The effect of recent experience on current behavior has been studied extensively in simple laboratory tasks. We explore the nature of sequential effects in the more naturalistic setting of automobile driving. Driving is a safety‐critical task in which delayed response times may have severe consequences. Using a realistic driving simulator, we find significant sequential effects in pedal‐press response times that depend on the history of recent stimuli and responses. Response times are slowed up to 100 ms in particular cases, a delay that has dangerous practical consequences. Further, we observe a significant number of history‐related pedal misapplications, which have recently been noted as a cause for concern in the automotive safety community. By anticipating these consequences of sequential context, driver assistance systems could mitigate the effects of performance degradations and thus critically improve driver safety.