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A smart driving smartphone application : real-world effects on driving performance and glance behaviours

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Birrell, Stewart A., Fowkes, Mark and Jennings, P. A. (Paul A.) (2013) A smart driving smartphone application : real-world effects on driving performance and glance behaviours. In: 3rd International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention, Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept 4-6

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A smart driving Smartphone application – which offers real-time fuel efficiency and safety feedback to the driver in the vehicle – was evaluated in a real-world driving study. Forty participants drove an instrumented vehicle over a 50 minute mixed route driving scenario, with 15 being selected for video data analysis. Two conditions were adopted, one a control, the other with smart driving advice being presented to the driver. Key findings from the study showed a 4.1% improvement in fuel efficiency when using the smart driving system, and an almost 3-fold reduction in time spent travelling closer than 1.5 seconds to the vehicle in front. Glance behavior results showed that drivers spent an average of 4.3% of their time looking at the system, at an average of 0.43 seconds per glance, with no glances of greater than two seconds. In conclusion this study has shown that a smart driving system specifically developed and designed with the drivers’ information requirements in mind can lead to significant improvements in real-world driving behaviours, whilst limiting visual distraction, with the task being integrated into normal driving.

Item Type: Conference Item (Paper)
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Official Date: September 2013
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September 2013UNSPECIFIED
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Conference Paper Type: Paper
Title of Event: 3rd International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention
Type of Event: Conference
Location of Event: Gothenburg, Sweden
Date(s) of Event: Sept 4-6
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