The purpose of this report is to review research on the possibility to present in-car information to the driver in the peripheral field of view, and to examine whether this is achievable without the driver having to shift focus from the forward field of view in order to obtain information presented peripherally. According to this research, there are some principles that might be of some use in order to convey in-car messages to the driver. In particular, it is easier to detect information in pure and simple forms with as few details as possible. There should also be one pre-defined place in a display where certain types of peripheral information occur. Finally, it may be possible to use changes in brightness and/or motion to convey specific in-car messages. Some of these principles will be tested in the VTI driving simulator, together with studies of the interaction between different codes to convey in-car information peripherally and the complexity in the driving task. (A)
Samenvatting