Title
Evaluating informative auditory and tactile cues for in-vehicle information systems
Abstract
As in-vehicle information systems are increasingly able to obtain and deliver information, driver distraction becomes a larger concern. In this paper we propose that informative interruption cues (IIC) can be an effective means to support drivers' attention management. As a first step, we investigated the design and presentation modality of IIC that conveyed not only the arrival but also the priority level of a message. Both sound and vibration cues were created for four different priority levels and tested in 5 task conditions that simulated possible perceptional and cognitive load in real driving situations. Results showed that the cues were quickly learned, reliably detected, and quickly and accurately identified. Vibration was found to be a promising alternative for sound to deliver IIC, as vibration cues were identified more accurately and interfered less with driving. Sound cues also had advantages in terms of shorter response time and more (reported) physical comfort.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1145/1969773.1969791
Operations Research Letters
Keywords
Field
DocType
driver distraction,real driving situation,cognitive load,priority level,sound cue,informative auditory,in-vehicle information system,vibration cue,attention management,effective mean,tactile cue,different priority level
Sensory cue,Information system,Distraction,Simulation,Response time,Human–computer interaction,Attention management,Physical Comfort,Engineering,Cognitive load
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.75
10
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yujia Cao1445.38
Frans van der Sluis26812.18
Mariët Theune337943.91
Rieks op den Akker425129.14
Anton Nijholt52356240.31