Development and evaluation of a human machine interface to support mode awareness in different automated driving modes

SWOV researchers Christoph, Cleij and van Nes coauthored the article 'Development and evaluation of a human machine interface to support mode awareness in different automated driving modes' in Transportation Research.

With increasing implementation of automated driving technology it is expected that different automation modes will be present within the same vehicle and within a single trip. At all times during automated driving the driver needs to have ‘mode awareness’, which is an understanding of the automation mode and the corresponding responsibilities.

Yet, research on HMI design to support mode awareness for multiple automation modes within a single vehicle and within a single trip is currently limited. The current work describes the development and evaluation of a Human Machine Interface (HMI) to support mode awareness while driving in different automation modes. 
 

MEDIATOR has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 814735.