Contact person
Johan Fagerlönn
Senior Researcher
Contact JohanThis project investigates how interaction via sound can be used to enhance the user experience in future self-driving cars.
Purpose and goal
The introduction of highly automated cars involves a radical change in the interaction between the vehicles and their users. Information and features that were previously useful may no longer have a function, while new information and interaction may need to be implemented. The main goal of this project is to explore how audio interaction can be used to support the user experience in future self-driving vehicles. The project seeks answers to the following main questions:
1. What are the roles of sonic interaction in future unsupervised automated driving?
2. Can usefulness, and the users' sense of trust, safety and comfort in vehicles be affected by sonic interaction?
3. How do different sound designs and sound generation methods affect people's behavior, mood, emotions and well-being in the vehicle?
Challenge
Today, there is limited knowledge about how interaction design should be designed for self-driving cars. The challenges in this project are partly to understand the users' future needs. Furthermore, challenges lie in finding suitable solutions for audio interaction, as well as being able to test the solutions in a way that gives a reliable result.
Solution
The project will develop new sound design concepts adapted for self-driving cars. The concepts are implemented in a VR environment as well as in test vehicles and are evaluated with users in at least three studies.
Effect
The project is expected to generate new insights about the importance and potential of sound in future vehicles. Other projects are looking at interaction design for self-driving cars. The result of this project complements these works. The project's results will contribute to an enhanced user experience in self-driving vehicles, which can lead to a faster broad-scale introduction to the market. Such an introduction is expected to generate significant positive effects both in terms of road safety and the environmental impact of transport. In addition, the project can increase the competitiveness of Swedish industry.
More information
Read more about the project and get the latest updates on the project website: https://siicproject.wordpress.com
SIIC
Active
Region Norrbotten, Region Stockholm, Västra Götaland Region
State-of-the-art analysis, user evaluations and development of design guidelines.
2018-11-15 - 2020-11-15
14.065.527 SEK
Volvo Cars, Pole Position Production
Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation, FFI
Johan Fagerlönn Anna Sirkka Kristin Hammarberg Sofia Larsson Hanna Rönntoft Britta Elfving Persson Elin Hollström