Review of automobile simulator research.

Driving simulation literature is critically examined from a number of perspectives. Information on type of simulation, research focus, variables measured, and fidelity of simulation was presented for simulators with inside-out and outside-in visual displays. A wide variety of visual displays have been employed. Research focus was usually on four topics; the effects of drugs on driver performance; the relationship between driver performance in simulated and real world situations; comparison of driver with different characteristics; and driver response as a function of equipment.