Citation

Monk CA, Moyer J. Public Roads 2000; 63(4): 2-6.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, U.S. Federal Highway Administration)

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Abstract

The Federal Highway Administration undertook a 6-year research program focused on issues related to invehicle information displays in order to provide design assistance to advanced invehicle systems engineers. The resulting product is the recently published "Human Factors Design Guidelines for Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) and Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO)." The goal was to provide designers with key research-based guidelines that will reduce the level of distraction the driver experiences by using invehicle devices while operating a vehicle. Not only are these guidelines intended for new technologies in cars and light trucks, but there is a chapter dedicated to the specific needs of commercial truck drivers and to the kinds of information present in their cabs. This article describes how the guidelines are customer-driven and, therefore, are useful for designers. Examples of issues faced by invehicle system designers are presented along with the solutions provided by the guidelines to demonstrate their effectiveness and relevance.

Language: en