Human Centred Design for ITS conference, 3-4 April 2008

Creation date: 25 June 2007

The HUMANIST Network of Excellence will organise a “European Conference on Human Centred Design for Intelligent Transport Systems” to be held in Lyon, France, 3-4 April 2008.
 
The widespread deployment of ITS systems such as in-vehicle driver information systems and the emergence of advanced driver assistance systems are profoundly transforming road transport. A range of services are offered to the driver with the objective of facilitating the driving task and improving travel safety. Nevertheless, these developments raise numerous questions about acceptability by drivers and their impact on drivers’ behaviour and attitudes.

With the conference, the HUMANIST Network of Excellence aims to support and encourage a Human Centred Design approach, in which ITS systems are designed according to driver needs and are not driven by technological capabilities. The event will deal with topics such as:

• Identification of drivers’ needs
• Specification of new modalities of human-machine interaction
• Modelling of drivers’ behaviour and their interaction with ITS
• Development of innovative tools and methodologies for ITS design
• Analysis of ITS impact on drivers’ behaviour and road safety
• Strengthening driver awareness of ITS benefits

For more information, including submission deadlines and other general details about the event, please visit http://www.conference.noehumanist.org/conference_scope.html