The Safety Of Intelligent Driver Support Systems: Design, Evaluation And Social Perspectives (human Factors In Road And Rail Transport)

The development of new technologies of information and communication will, in the coming years, transform deeply their uses and practices in transport. The current developments in the field of road telematics and driver assistance systems offer a real opportunity to aid mobility and road safety. However, they also raise numerous questions about their effectiveness, possible positive and negative modifications of behaviour or attitudes and about their acceptability by drivers. Problems related to the design and evaluation of intelligent driver support systems (IDSSs) and social perspectives related to their introduction on a large scale may only be fully addressed from a multi-disciplinary point of view. People from different backgrounds, from both engineering and social sciences, should be involved in this development. This book provides such knowledge from both a human and social factors background. The Safety of Intelligent Driver Support Systems serves the training of professionals working within the transport area so that they can use this knowledge in their work. It will be of direct interest to transportation and traffic professionals, engineers, system designers, researchers and specialists working in automotive and related industries, departments of transport, and communication and public bodies related to transport in the automotive industry, public authorities, etc. Also students at Masters and PhD level, performing studies in the road transportation area, will find in this book a rich source of knowledge. Teachers and trainers, both in professional training and academic education, may use the book as a basis for giving a course on the topic addressed.

The development of new technologies of information and communication will, in the coming years, transform deeply their uses and practices in transport. The current developments in the field of road telematics and driver assistance systems offer a real opportunity to aid mobility and road safety. However, they also raise numerous questions about their effectiveness, possible positive and negative modifications of behaviour or attitudes and about their acceptability by drivers.

Problems related to the design and evaluation of intelligent driver support systems (IDSSs) and social perspectives related to their introduction on a large scale may only be fully addressed from a multi-disciplinary point of view. People from different backgrounds, from both engineering and social sciences, should be involved in this development. This book provides such knowledge from both a human and social factors background.

The Safety of Intelligent Driver Support Systems serves the training of professionals working within the transport area so that they can use this knowledge in their work. It will be of direct interest to transportation and traffic professionals, engineers, system designers, researchers and specialists working in automotive and related industries, departments of transport, and communication and public bodies related to transport in the automotive industry, public authorities, etc. Also students at Masters and PhD level, performing studies in the road transportation area, will find in this book a rich source of knowledge. Teachers and trainers, both in professional training and academic education, may use the book as a basis for giving a course on the topic addressed.

Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 List of Abbreviations......Page 12 About the Editors......Page 16 List of Authors and Affiliations......Page 18 Preface......Page 20 Acknowledgements......Page 22 1 Introduction......Page 24 2 Intelligent Driver Support System Functions in Cars and Their Potential Consequences for Safety......Page 30 3 Safety According to IDSS Functions and to Different Driver Types......Page 50 4 Design for Safety: A Cognitive Engineering Approach......Page 66 5 HUMANIST Contributions for the Development of Guidelines and Standards on HMI......Page 88 6 Evaluating Impact on Drivers and Drivers’ Tasks......Page 104 7 Tools and Procedures for Measuring Safety-relevant Criteria......Page 116 8 Psychophysiological Measures of Driver State......Page 134 9 Public Impact: Non-equipped and Vulnerable Road Users and Residents......Page 144 10 Different Types of Drivers’ Social Problems......Page 160 11 The Future of IDSS......Page 172 Index......Page 194 Road telematics and driver assistance systems offer a real opportunity to aid mobility and road safety. However, they also raise numerous questions. Problems related to the design and evaluation of intelligent driver support systems (IDSSs) and social perspectives related to their large scale introduction may only be fully addressed from a multi-disciplinary viewpoint. People from both engineering and social sciences, should be involved and this book provides such knowledge from both a human and social factors perspective