Design and Evaluation of HMI Concepts for Cooperative Driving through a Driving Simulator

Most developments for cooperative driving focus on automated systems taking over control from the driver (also known as Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control), but it may take quite some time for such technology to achieve a sufficient degree of penetration in the market. Therefore, it has been argued that it might be worthwhile to develop aftermarket advisory systems for cooperative driving for the transition phase. In the current paper we summarize several studies focusing on the design and evaluation of an advisory system for cooperative driving. We show how such systems can be developed through studies employing a driving simulator and discuss where we hit the boundaries of what can be studied through a driving simulator.