Distance-Dependent eHMIs for the Interaction Between Automated Vehicles and Pedestrians

Debargha (Dave) Dey; Kai Holländer; Melanie Berger; J.H. (Berry) Eggen; Marieke H. Martens; B. Pfleging; Jacques M.B. Terken

doi:10.1145/3409120.3410642

Distance-Dependent eHMIs for the Interaction Between Automated Vehicles and Pedestrians

Debargha (Dave) Dey, Kai Holländer, Melanie Berger, J.H. (Berry) Eggen, Marieke H. Martens, B. Pfleging, Jacques M.B. Terken

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Abstract

External human-machine interfaces (eHMIs) support automated vehicles (AVs) in interacting with vulnerable road users such as pedestrians. While related work investigated various eHMIs concepts, these concepts communicate their message in one go at a single point in time. There are no empirical insights yet whether distance-dependent multi-step information that provides additional context as the vehicle approaches a pedestrian can increase the user experience. We conducted a video-based study (N=24) with an eHMI concept that offers pedestrians information about the vehicle’s intent without providing any further context information, and compared it with two novel eHMI concepts that provide additional information when approaching the pedestrian. Results show that additional distance-based information on eHMIs for yielding vehicles enhances pedestrians’ comprehension of the vehicle’s intention and increases their willingness to cross. This insight posits the importance of distance-dependent information in the development of eHMIs to enhance the usability, acceptance, and safety of AVs

Original language	English
Title of host publication	12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '20)
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	192-204
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450380652
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-8065-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3409120.3410642
Publication status	Published - 21 Sept 2020
Event	12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2020) - Virtual Duration: 21 Sept 2020 → 22 Sept 2020 Conference number: 12 https://www.auto-ui.org/20/

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2020)
Abbreviated title	AutomotiveUI 2020
Period	21/09/20 → 22/09/20
Internet address	https://www.auto-ui.org/20/

Funding

This research is supported by the Dutch Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences, which is part of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), and which is partly funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (project number 14896).

Funders	Funder number
Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat	14896
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Keywords

Automated vehicles
VRU
eHMIs
pedestrians
vehicle-pedestrian interaction

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Dey, D., Holländer, K., Berger, M., Eggen, J. H., Martens, M. H., Pfleging, B., & Terken, J. M. B. (2020). Distance-Dependent eHMIs for the Interaction Between Automated Vehicles and Pedestrians. In 12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '20) (pp. 192-204). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/3409120.3410642

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Dey, D, Holländer, K, Berger, M, Eggen, JH , Martens, MH, Pfleging, B & Terken, JMB 2020, Distance-Dependent eHMIs for the Interaction Between Automated Vehicles and Pedestrians. in 12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '20). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, New York, pp. 192-204, 12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI 2020), 21/09/20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3409120.3410642

Distance-Dependent eHMIs for the Interaction Between Automated Vehicles and Pedestrians. / Dey, Debargha (Dave); Holländer, Kai; Berger, Melanie et al.
12th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '20). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2020. p. 192-204.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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