Distracting the driver – do modern information systems and car control systems help or hinder the distraction of the driver?
Modern cars have many ways to make information available to drivers, about car performance, entertainment capabilities or even inputs that will help in driving.
But excessive information or poorly conveyed information and actions can be distracting more than helpful
Overdrive only has a team to look constructively at how drivers interact with modern systems, and encourage best practices in future car designs.
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Problems include:
Excessive information
Information that is not relevant to the immediate task of driving
Information that is difficult to read – some numbers and symbols on the car screen are equal to the bottom line of the eye chart
Characters who don’t usually understand
Information that may encourage more aggressive driving or
Simple tasks that require a few steps
All of this is part of what is more formally called the human-machine interface.
The team includes:
Engineer BE (Hons)
Traffic engineering, transport planning, policy development and behavior change
- Michael Regan, Ph.D.
Honored Professor
Integrated Transport Innovation Research Center
NSW University, Sydney
Former President of the NRMA
CEO of Dyno Dynamics
- Terry Thompson – OAM
President – Government. Motor Clubs Inc. Liaison Council.
Former employee of the security service of the Department of Railways
Research Fellow
We also talk to an expert in ergonomics not only from physical aspects such as setting up a driver’s seat, but also from a broader perspective of the emotional reactions you can create for a regular or infrequent car driver.
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