Abstract
Within a workshop on evaluation methods for automated vehicles (AVs) at the Driving Assessment 2019 symposium in Santa Fe; New Mexico, a heuristic evaluation methodology that aims at supporting the development of human–machine interfaces (HMIs) for AVs was presented. The goal of the workshop was to bring together members of the human factors community to discuss the method and to further promote the development of HMI guidelines and assessment methods for the design of HMIs of automated driving systems (ADSs). The workshop included hands-on experience of rented series production partially automated vehicles, the application of the heuristic assessment method using a checklist, and intensive discussions about possible revisions of the checklist and the method itself. The aim of the paper is to summarize the results of the workshop, which will be used to further improve the checklist method and make the process available to the scientific community. The participants all had previous experience in HMI design of driver assistance systems, as well as development and evaluation methods. They brought valuable ideas into the discussion with regard to the overall value of the tool against the background of the intended application, concrete improvements of the checklist (e.g., categorization of items; checklist items that are currently perceived as missing or redundant in the checklist), when in the design process the tool should be applied, and improvements for the usability of the checklist.
Highlights
With the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, the U.S National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) has provided an outline that can be used to guide the development and validation of automated driving systems (ADS).Information 2020, 11, 233; doi:10.3390/info11040233 www.mdpi.com/journal/informationInformation 2020, 11, x FOR PEER REVIEWWith regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automatedWith regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automated vehicle vehicle (AV) human–machine interfaces (HMIs) at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]:(AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]: 1. Functioning properly; Functioning properly; 2
With regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automated vehicle vehicle (AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]: (AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]: 1. Functioning properly; 1
The workshop was organized by WIVW GmbH and was held following the closing session of the conference, on 27 June 2019 at the El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe
Summary
With the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, the U.S National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration (NHTSA) has provided an outline that can be used to guide the development and validation of automated driving systems (ADS).Information 2020, 11, 233; doi:10.3390/info11040233 www.mdpi.com/journal/informationInformation 2020, 11, x FOR PEER REVIEWWith regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automatedWith regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automated vehicle vehicle (AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]:(AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]: 1. Functioning properly; Functioning properly; 2. With the Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, the U.S National Highway Traffic Safety. Administration (NHTSA) has provided an outline that can be used to guide the development and validation of automated driving systems (ADS). Information 2020, 11, x FOR PEER REVIEW. With regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automated. With regard to the human–machine interface (HMI), the policy proposes that an automated vehicle vehicle (AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]:. (AV) HMI at minimum shall inform the user that the system is either of the following [1]: 1. Engaged in automated driving mode; Engaged in automated driving mode; 3.
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