Jamson, SL, Hibberd, DL and Jamson, AH (2015) Drivers’ ability to learn eco-driving skills; effects on fuel efficient and safe driving behaviour. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 58 (D). pp. 657-668. ISSN 0968-090X
Abstract
Whilst driving is inherently a safety-critical task, awareness of fuel-efficient driving techniques has gained popularity in both the public and commercial domains. Green driving, whether motivated by financial or environmental savings, has the potential to reduce the production of greenhouse gases by a significant amount. This paper focusses on the interaction between the driver and their vehicle – what type of eco-driving information is easy to use and learn whilst not compromising safety. A simulator study evaluated both visual and haptic eco-driving feedback systems in the context of hill driving. The ability of drivers to accurately follow the advice, as well as their propensity to prioritise it over safe driving was investigated. We found that any type of eco-driving advice improved performance and whilst continuous real-time visual feedback proved to be the most effective, this modality obviously reduces attention to the forward view and increases subjective workload. On the other hand, the haptic force system had little effect on reported workload, but was less effective that the visual system. A compromise may be a hybrid system that adapts to drivers’ performance on an on-going basis.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, Elsevier. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, (2015) DOI:10.1016/j.trc.2015.02.004 |
Keywords: | eco-driving; simulator; safety; fuel; behaviour; haptic |
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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) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Mar 2015 10:07 |
Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2017 11:17 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.02.004 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.trc.2015.02.004 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:83298 |