Designing autonomy in cars

A survey and two focus groups on driving habits of an inclusive user group, and group attitudes towards autonomous cars

Conference Paper (2018)
Author(s)

Ioannis Politis (University of Cambridge)

Patrick Langdon (University of Cambridge)

Mike Bradley (University of Cambridge)

Lee Skrypchuk (Jaguar Land Rover, University of Cambridge)

Alexander Mouzakitis (Jaguar Land Rover)

P. John Clarkson (University of Cambridge)

DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60597-5_15 Final published version
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Publication Year
2018
Language
English
Pages (from-to)
161-173
Publisher
Springer
ISBN (print)
9783319605968
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Abstract

Autonomous driving is a topic of extensive research; however user views on this new technology are largely unexplored, especially for an inclusive population. This paper presents a survey and two focus groups, investigating driving habits and attitudes towards autonomous cars of an inclusive group of UK drivers. A subset of survey participants were invited to attend one of two focus groups, to discuss handovers of control between car and driver. Maintaining safety, trust and control were themes commonly identified in both focus groups, while unique views and concerns, relating to different characteristics of the group were expressed. These results can inform an inclusive, user-centred design of autonomous vehicle interfaces, especially for the safety-critical use case of driver handovers of control.