Text Prompts Can Improve Driving Safety (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Text Prompts Can Improve Driving Safety

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A new study finds that prompts do a good job of getting drivers to engage with their environment and take over control of the vehicle when necessary while using partially automated driving systems – with one exception. If drivers are deeply distracted, these system-generated prompts have little or no effect. This image shows an example of a driving-related conversational prompt displayed during automated driving.

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Xiangqing Ding, NC State University

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