Title

Fatigue In The Automated Vehicle: Do Games And Conversation Distract Or Energize The Driver?

Abstract

As vehicle operation becomes increasingly automated, driver fatigue appears to be an increasingly pressing safety issue. Trivia games have been suggested as a fatigue countermeasure, but, like cell phone use, games may be distracting. The present study investigated whether secondary media devices impacted subjective responses and driver performance, during fatiguing drives. A manipulation of full and partial vehicle automation was used to induce fatigue during simulated driving. Participants were also assigned to one of three media device conditions (control, cell phone or trivia). Subjective state response, vehicle control and reaction time to a sudden event were recorded. The media devices did help minimize the loss of task engagement and elevated distress produced by vehicle automation. We also extended findings that the media devices helped improve concurrent driver performance. However, media usage was not associated with faster response time to subsequent events, suggesting that such devices may not lastingly enhance alertness.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volume

2014-January

Number of Pages

2053-2057

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931214581432

Socpus ID

84957647965 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84957647965

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