Mole, C orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-6419, Giles, O, Merat, N orcid.org/0000-0003-4140-9948 et al. (3 more authors) (2019) Where You Look During Automation Influences Where You Steer After Take-Over. In: Proceedings of the Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design, 24-27 Jun 2019, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.A.. University of Iowa , pp. 231-237.
Abstract
When driving a vehicle, gaze direction (where the driver is looking) is tightly coupled with steering actions. For example, previous research has shown that gaze direction directly influences steering behavior. In the context of transitions of control from automated to manual driving, a new question arises: Does gaze direction before a transition influence the manual steering after it? Here we addressed this question in a simplified simulated driving scenario, for maximum experimental control. Participants (N=26) were driven around a constant curvature bend by an automated vehicle, which gradually drifted toward the outside of the bend. An auditory tone cued manual take-over of steering control and participants were required to correct the drift and return to the lane center. Gaze direction was controlled using an onscreen fixation point with a position that varied from trial to trial horizontally and/or vertically. The results showed that steering during manual control was systematically biased by gaze direction during the automated period, but notably in the opposite direction to what might have been expected based on previous research. Whilst further research is needed to understand the causal mechanisms, these findings do suggest that where a driver looks during the seconds preceding a transition to manual control may be critical in determining whether the subsequent steering actions are successful.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This is an author produced version of a conference paper published in Proceedings of the Tenth International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design. |
Keywords: | perceptual-motor; autonomous vehicles; eye movements |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Safety and Technology (Leeds) The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU - European Union 610428 EPSRC EP/J002933/1 EPSRC EP/P017517/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2019 10:43 |
Last Modified: | 08 Aug 2019 09:00 |
Published Version: | https://drivingassessment.uiowa.edu/proceedings |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Iowa |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144671 |