Cognitive Aging and In-Car System Operations: A Proposal for an Age-Friendly System Using a Cognitive Model-Based Approach

摘要

In recent years, advanced driving support systems have been introduced in automobiles. When drivers use such systems, they have to engage in two parallel tasks: driving a car and operating the system. Older people have some difficulties in engaging in this dual task. This paper examines the relationship between these difficulties and the decline in time perception using a computational cognitive modeling approach. The results of the simulations demonstrated that the declining ability to perceive time led to poorer driving performance; however, it did not affect the amount of time needed to complete a secondary task.