Handy: A New Interaction Device for Vehicular Information Systems

摘要

The design of interfaces for automotive information systems is a critical task. In fact, such design must take into account that user is busy in the primary driving task, and any visual distraction determined by telematics systems can cause serious safety problems. To limit such distraction and enhance safety, in this paper we propose a novel multimodal user interface. The key element of the proposal is a new interaction device, named Handy, conceived to exploit the drivers tactile channel to minimize the workload of visual channel. Moreover Handy is suitably integrated with the graphical user interface, which is characterized by a reduced number of choices for each state and has been designed in agreement with the self-revealing approach.