Susceptibility to audio signals during autonomous driving.

Autor: van der Heiden RMA; Experimental Psychology & Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Janssen CP; Experimental Psychology & Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Donker SF; Experimental Psychology & Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Hardeman LES; Experimental Psychology & Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Mans K; Experimental Psychology & Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Kenemans JL; Experimental Psychology & Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2018 Aug 13; Vol. 13 (8), pp. e0201963. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Aug 13 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201963
Abstrakt: We investigate how susceptible human drivers are to auditory signals in three situations: when stationary, when driving, or when being driven by an autonomous vehicle. Previous research has shown that human susceptibility is reduced when driving compared to when being stationary. However, it is not known how susceptible humans are under autonomous driving conditions. At the same time, good susceptibility is crucial under autonomous driving conditions, as such systems might use auditory signals to communicate a transition of control from the automated vehicle to the human driver. We measured susceptibility using a three-stimulus auditory oddball paradigm while participants experienced three driving conditions: stationary, autonomous, or driving. We studied susceptibility through the frontal P3 (fP3) Electroencephalography Event-Related Potential response (EEG ERP response). Results show that the fP3 component is reduced in autonomous compared to stationary conditions, but not as strongly as when participants drove themselves. In addition, the fP3 component is further reduced when the oddball task does not require a response (i.e., in a passive condition, versus active). The implication is that, even in a relatively simple autonomous driving scenario, people's susceptibility of auditory signals is not as high as would be beneficial for responding to auditory stimuli.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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