3+1 - An HMI Design Framework for Autonomous Vehicles

While mode confusion and the ensuing human error that goes with it will likely have a significant impact on the safety of future AVs, the transitioning between modes and how those transitions are orchestrated via the vehicle’s HMI will be equally important. This is particularly relevant when the modes to which one is transitioning are not discrete states (e.g., on and off). That is, when transitions are put into the context of SAE Driving Automation Definitions it becomes clear that the human operator will transition into partial automation, conditional automation, and high automation. These variable states of the vehicle need to be communicated in a timely and clear manner, and the orchestration of the transitions between states needs to be effortless and exact.

Speaker: Brian Lathrop, Volkswagen