Driver Information Systems
A fully intelligent vehicle must work cooperatively with the driver. Uncoordinated technologies could deliver excessive, competing, or contradictory messages and demands that might distract and overwhelm the driver. Without a “human-centered” design approach for the intelligent vehicle that attempts to integrate and coordinate various technologies, not only would the opportunity to realize the benefits offered by the new in-vehicle technology be lost, but driver safety and performance could inadvertently be degraded. As envisioned by the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, smart vehicles will be able to give route directions, sense objects, warn drivers of impending collisions, automatically signal for help in emergencies, keep drivers alert, and may ultimately be able to take over the driving. In an intelligent vehicle, drivers will have access to more information than they are traditionally accustomed. Information on road and weather conditions, route directions, vehicle diagnostics, anti-collision warnings, and the driver’s physiological status could be included. A fundamental human factors research challenge is to determine how people best understand and process information. Also, to reach their maximum potential, intelligent vehicles must be able to communicate with an intelligent transportation infrastructure and other intelligent vehicles.
Driver Information Systems Publications
Advanced Traveler Information System Capabilities: Human Factors Research Needs
FHWA-RD-98-186
Basic Collision Warning and Driver Information Systems: Human Factors Research Needs
FHWA-RD-98-184
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems: Components of the Intelligent Transportation Systems: Components of the Intelligent Transportation System - Design for Alternatives for In-Vehicle Information Display
FHWA-RD-96-147
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced
Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Driver Memory for In-Vehicle Visual and Auditory Messages
FHWA-RD-96-148
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems: Investigation of User Stereotypes and Preferences
FHWA-RD-96-149
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Comparable Systems Analysis
FHWA-RD-95-197
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: CVO Driver Fatigue and Complex in-Vehicle Systems
FHWA-RD-96-151
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Definition and
Prioritization of Research Studies
FHWA-RD-96-177
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Display Formants and CVO Driver Workload
FHWA-RD-96-152
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Driver Performance Under Reduced Visibility Conditions When Using an In-Vehicle Information System
FHWA-RD-99-130
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Driver Response to Unexpected Situations When Using an In-Vehicle Information System
FHWA-RD-99-131
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Effects of Inaccurate Traffic Information on Driver Behavior Acceptance of an Advanced In-Vehicle Traveler Information System
FHWA-RD-96-145
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Exploring Driver Acceptance of In-Vehicle Information Systems
FHWA-RD-96-143
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Head-Up Displays and Driver Attention
FHWA-RD-96-153
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Human Factors Evaluation of Effectiveness of Multi-Modality Displays in ATIS
FHWA-RD-96-150
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Identification of Strengths and
Weaknesses of Alternative Information Display Formats
FHWA-RD-96-142
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Integration of ATIS and Crash Avoidance In-Vehicle Information Preliminary Simulator Study
FHWA-RD-99-133
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: Investigations of ATIS Function Transition and the Effects of an In-Vehicle ATIS on Driver Performance
FHWA-RD-96-146
Development of Human Factors Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems and Commercial Vehicle Operations: On-Road Evaluation of ATIS Messages
FHWA-RD-99-132
Full-Coverage Collision Warning: Human Factors Research Needs
FHWA-RD-98-185
Human Factors Design Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS)
FHWA-RD-98-057
In-Vehicle Icons and Other Information Elements: Literature Review
FHWA-RD-98-164
In-Vehicle Icons and Other Information Elements: Preliminary Assessment of Visual Symbols
FHWA-RD-99-196
Integrated ITS Capabilities in Heavy Vehicles: Human Factors Research Needs
FHWA-RD-98-187
Integrated ITS Capabilities in Transit Vehicles: Human Factors Research Needs
FHWA-RD-98-188
Uniform Traffic Control and Warning Messages for Portable Changeable
Message Signs
FHWA-RD-95-173