Drive-In Lab
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Project description
With the Drive-In Lab, it is possible to link any passenger car into the driving simulation and to study driver's behavior in controlled driving conditions. The 180-degree front-view projection and the rear-view projection through mirrors make it viable to simulate authentic distances to other traffic and thereby focus research on those driver’s cognitive processes that are pivotal for safe driving. Data can be collected by various means such as driving logs, eye movement measurements, video cameras, and questionnaires.
The laboratory provides a new, reliable way of measuring drivers’ inattention and the associated crash potential in a simulated traffic scenario. By this method, it is possible to test and assess how the use of car’s information and entertainment systems during driving affects drivers' attention. The results allow conclusions about the impacts that different tasks have on inattention in real traffic, which is rare for other simulation-based testing methods.
The research results are used to assess the user interfaces of cars and develop their safety.
