08:30 - 10:00
Mon-B17-Talk I-
Mon-Talk I-
Room: B17
Chair/s:
Arnd Engeln
Automated driving continues to approach reality. Research in traffic psychology in this area focuses on how to achieve a high level of acceptance and thus willingness to buy by designing these vehicles and their behavior accordingly. Or to put it more positively: How do these vehicles have to be designed to be pleasant and positive for passengers and other human road users? The first paper is about using an adaptation of driving behavior of automatic cars to show the passenger that the vehicle understands and takes into account the possible criticality of a situation. The second paper examines the extent to which the behavior of automated vehicles could lead to positive effects on the behavior of human drivers in the sense of model learning, and thus increase road safety. The third and fourth contributions deal with interior design for passengers of automated vehicles, certainly a key way to increase comfort. This is complemented by a contribution that examines possible use cases for automated driving in the context of one's own family, in the sense of a requirements analysis. Finally, a very special automation function, the automatic emergency call, is examined from the perspective of accident research, thus concluding the overview of current problems of automation in driving.
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The autonomous family vehicle autoELF - Use cases and requirements of parents with minor children
Mon-B17-Talk I-05
Presented by: Lena Behrens
Lena Behrens 1, Kerstin Kuhlmann 1, Tobias Schräder 2, Leon Brettin 2, Markus Maurer 2, Vanessa Stange 1
1 Institute of Psychology, Department of Traffic and Engineering Psychology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 2 Institute of Control Engineering, Department of Vehicle Electronics, Technische Universität Braunschweig
In the project unicaragil (funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research), the autonomous family-owned vehicle ("autoELF") is being developed for use in a multi-generational family. The vehicle concept is intended to provide a new, more independent means of transport for underage children who have not yet reached the legal minimum age to drive a car and for older people who are no longer able or allowed to drive themselves. We conducted two studies, a qualitative interview study and a usability study, to gain insights into parents' requirements and relevant use cases in everyday life as well as their behaviour when interacting with the vehicle. The focus of the interview study is on the requirements, while in the usability study we use a high-fidelity prototype of autoELF to investigate the behaviour of parents and their underage children when using all the functions required to operate the vehicle. The usability tasks include the trip planning app, safety functions that children should be able to use independently while driving, and the infotainment system. Data collection for the two studies is currently underway. In total, we plan a sample of N = 20 parent interviews and N = 15 teams of parents and children for the usability study. In combination, the studies could promote user-centred development for the next generation of autonomous family-owned vehicles.
Keywords: traffic psychology, mobility, autonomous vehicle, user experience, user requirement
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