AutoAkzept – Increasing the acceptance of automated and connected driving

Vehicle automation promises people a gain in road safety, but also in time - instead of driving themselves, they could read or work on their laptop. However, the use of automated vehicles can also cause uncertainty: will I have to take control because the automation is not designed for all situations? Do I suffer from motion sickness when I am reading because I am no longer looking ahead and therefore can no longer anticipate the acceleration behaviour of the vehicle? Did my vehicle really recognise the cyclist in front?

A high degree of uncertainty when interacting with automated systems can lead to reduced acceptance and thus to lower utilisation, which means that the promised positive aspects cannot be realised. This is why the DLR Institute of Transportation Systems, together with other participants in the AutoAkzept project, is developing concepts for user-focused assistance systems that recognise and prevent factors of uncertainty at an early stage and thus ensure the acceptance of automated vehicles.

AutoAkzept focusses on the experience and well-being of users of automated driving vehicles for different usage scenarios and develops

  • Methods for real-time recording of the user experience based on physiological and behavioural indicators
  • Integrated user models to derive adaptation requirements for assistance and automation functions
  • Methods for adapting vehicle control based on recorded user experience, methods for positive change

The solutions developed are trialled and demonstrated in simulations and tests under natural conditions.

The Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) is supporting the project to increase the acceptance of automated and connected driving with a total of € 2.01 million.

Project title:
AutoAkzept

Duration:
10/2018 to 12/2020

Project volume:
€ 2.34 million (of which € 1.94 million subsidised by the BMVI)

Contracting authority:
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)

Project participants:
DLR Institute of Transportation Systems (Network coordinator)
HELLA AG (associated project participant)
OFFIS
IAV automotive engineering GmbH
TU Chemnitz
TWT GmbH Science and Innovation

This project is managed by the department:

Information Flow Modeling in Mobility Systems

The department conducts research on the informational foundations for the design of future mobility, with a view to all stakeholders – people, technical systems and services. Here, scientists develop methods for determining information needs, modeling information flows, and designing innovative solutions for digital, automated, and connected mobility systems based on this information.

Contact

Dr. Caroline Schießl

Head of Department
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transportation Systems
Information Flow Modeling in Mobility Systems
Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig