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Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use

Previous research has identified that fuel consumption and emissions can be considerably reduced if drivers engage in eco-driving behaviours. However, the literature suggests that individuals struggle to maintain eco-driving behaviours without support. This paper evaluates an in-vehicle visual inter...

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Main Authors: Craig K. Allison, James Fleming, Xingda Yan, Roberto Lot, Neville A. Stanton
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17014472.v1
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author Craig K. Allison
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Xingda Yan
Roberto Lot
Neville A. Stanton
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description Previous research has identified that fuel consumption and emissions can be considerably reduced if drivers engage in eco-driving behaviours. However, the literature suggests that individuals struggle to maintain eco-driving behaviours without support. This paper evaluates an in-vehicle visual interface system designed to support eco-driving through recommendations based on both feedforward and feedback information. A simulator study explored participants’ fuel usage, driving style, and cognitive workload driving normally, when eco-driving without assistance and when using a visual interface. Improvements in fuel-efficiency were observed for both assisted (8.5%) and unassisted eco-driving (11%), however unassisted eco-driving also induced a significantly greater rating of self-reported effort. In contrast, using the visual interface did not induce the same increase of reported effort compared to everyday driving, but itself did not differ from unassisted driving. Results hold positive implications for the use of feedforward in-vehicle interfaces to improve fuel efficiency. Accordingly, directions are suggested for future research. Practitioner Summary: Results from a simulator study comparing fuel usage from normal driving, engaging in unassisted eco-driving, or using a novel speed advisory interface, designed to reduce fuel use, are presented. Whilst both unassisted and assisted eco-driving reduced fuel use, assisted eco-driving did not induce workload changes, unlike unassisted eco-driving. Abbreviations: CO­2: carbon dioxide; NASA-TLX: NASA task load index; RMS: root-mean-square; MD: mean difference.
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spelling rr-article-170144722020-10-24T00:00:00Z Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use Craig K. Allison (11712479) James Fleming (7308476) Xingda Yan (9097163) Roberto Lot (8270391) Neville A. Stanton (10058923) fuel use fuel efficient driving in-vehicle interface use eco-driving Previous research has identified that fuel consumption and emissions can be considerably reduced if drivers engage in eco-driving behaviours. However, the literature suggests that individuals struggle to maintain eco-driving behaviours without support. This paper evaluates an in-vehicle visual interface system designed to support eco-driving through recommendations based on both feedforward and feedback information. A simulator study explored participants’ fuel usage, driving style, and cognitive workload driving normally, when eco-driving without assistance and when using a visual interface. Improvements in fuel-efficiency were observed for both assisted (8.5%) and unassisted eco-driving (11%), however unassisted eco-driving also induced a significantly greater rating of self-reported effort. In contrast, using the visual interface did not induce the same increase of reported effort compared to everyday driving, but itself did not differ from unassisted driving. Results hold positive implications for the use of feedforward in-vehicle interfaces to improve fuel efficiency. Accordingly, directions are suggested for future research. Practitioner Summary: Results from a simulator study comparing fuel usage from normal driving, engaging in unassisted eco-driving, or using a novel speed advisory interface, designed to reduce fuel use, are presented. Whilst both unassisted and assisted eco-driving reduced fuel use, assisted eco-driving did not induce workload changes, unlike unassisted eco-driving. Abbreviations: CO­2: carbon dioxide; NASA-TLX: NASA task load index; RMS: root-mean-square; MD: mean difference. 2020-10-24T00:00:00Z Text Journal contribution 2134/17014472.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Adjusting_the_need_for_speed_assessment_of_a_visual_interface_to_reduce_fuel_use/17014472 CC BY-NC 4.0
spellingShingle fuel use
fuel efficient driving
in-vehicle interface use
eco-driving
Craig K. Allison
James Fleming
Xingda Yan
Roberto Lot
Neville A. Stanton
Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
title Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
title_full Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
title_fullStr Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
title_full_unstemmed Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
title_short Adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
title_sort adjusting the need for speed: assessment of a visual interface to reduce fuel use
topic fuel use
fuel efficient driving
in-vehicle interface use
eco-driving
url https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17014472.v1