Workshop on Redefining the Relationship Between Human Operator and Driver Monitoring System (DMS): From Passive Safety to Active Partnerships

Driver monitoring systems are typically designed to detect driver states and as appropriate, issue corrective warning and/or take action (alert, takeover, etc.). Current warning strategies are designed by a rule-based deterministic model, given ease in certification and predictability, with little or no personalization and adaptation to a driver’s individualistic profile and preferences. However, long-term effectiveness of these systems, including wider adoption, depends not only on detection accuracy, but on whether drivers perceive the system to be useful, trustworthy, and supportive. In this workshop, we discuss the benefits of a value-in-use approach that provides context-sensitive interventions to account for driver, situational, and environmental variations. The term “value-in-use” refers to the concept that a system’s worth is determined by what it can deliver to the driver in a real-world setting. Drivers are more likely to accept and benefit from a driver monitoring system that is viewed as a partner in safe driving rather than an intrusive or punitive supervisor. This workshop will present a conceptual roadmap that addresses the questions, “Does the system create value for the driver for real world use” and “What relationships (or partnerships) should exist between humans and systems to provide value?” The workshop advocates moving beyond compliance-oriented warning logic towards a user-centered paradigm in which driver monitoring systems create value through adaptive, relational, and meaningful support, in use. Participants will be asked to provide use case scenarios based on a shared understanding of the possible partnerships that can evolve during a trip.