Title: Designer driving: drivers' conceptual models and level of trust in adaptive cruise control

Authors: Tarannum Ayesha Kazi, Neville A. Stanton, Guy H. Walker, Mark S. Young

Addresses: Intelligent Transportation Systems, WSP Development and Transportation, Unit 9, The Chase, John Tate Road, Foxholes Business Park, Hertford SG13 7NN, UK. ' School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK. ' School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK. ' School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 3PH, UK

Abstract: A driving simulator study was completed in order to examine drivers| level of trust and the type of Conceptual Model (CM) they held of an Adaptive Cruise Control system (ACC). Fifteen drivers participated in a ten days study where they were allocated to varying percentage of ACC reliability conditions (100%, 50%, 0%). Results demonstrated inappropriate levels of self-reported trust in relation to the corresponding level of reliability. In addition the DCMs were consolidated over a short period of time, but they did not match that of designers| model of ACC, thus better design solutions may be warranted.

Keywords: adaptive cruise control; ACC reliability; driver trust; conceptual models; longitudinal study; driving simulation; human factors; vehicle design; vehicle control.

DOI: 10.1504/IJVD.2007.014909

International Journal of Vehicle Design, 2007 Vol.45 No.3, pp.339 - 360

Published online: 17 Aug 2007 *

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