Malfunction of a traffic light assistant application on a smartphone

Michael Krause, Sebastian Weichelt, Klaus Bengler

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Abstract

A traffic light assistant on a smartphone is assessed in real traffic, with an eye tracking system. In one experimental condition, the system showed (intentionally) false information to the drivers to simulate a malfunction. The glances for this condition showed similar gaze parameters, as a working system. The subjective ratings of the test subjects after this malfunction dropped significantly. The gathered gaze data are compared to three former studies (two in a driving simulator and another study in real road driving). Findings indicate, that a driving simulator is a safe and reliable alternative to get some of the glance data (e.g., glance durations to the smartphone) without driving in real traffic.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECCE 2015 - Understanding Design through Cognition
Subtitle of host publication33rd Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2015
EditorsTjerk de Greef
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450336123
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2015
Event33rd Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2015, ECCE 2015 - Warsaw, Poland
Duration: 1 Jul 20153 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Volume01-03-Jul-2015

Conference

Conference33rd Annual European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2015, ECCE 2015
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityWarsaw
Period1/07/153/07/15

Keywords

  • Driver distraction
  • Failure
  • Glance duration
  • IVIS
  • In-vehicle information system
  • Malfunction
  • Smartphone
  • Subjective rating

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