Are Conversations With Your Car Distracting? Understanding the Promises and Pitfalls of Speech-Based Interfaces University of Iowa

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Lee, John D., author.

Contributor:

Brown, Timothy L.

Caven, Brent

Haake, Steven

Conference Name:

Convergence 2000 International Congress on Transportation Electronics (2000-10-16 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource cm

Place of Publication:

Troy, MI Convergence Transportation Electronics Association 2000

Summary:

As computer applications for cars emerge, speech-based interfaces provide an obvious alternative to the visually demanding graphical user interfaces common on desktop applications. However, speech-based interfaces may pose cognitive demands that could undermine driving safety. This study uses a car-following task to evaluate how a speech-based e-mail system affects drivers' response to a periodically braking lead vehicle. A baseline condition with no e-mail system was compared to a simple and a complex e-mail system in both simple and complex driving environments. The results show a 30% (310 msec) increase in reaction time when the speech-based system is present. These results suggest several design strategies to mitigate the distraction potential of speech-based systems

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Publisher Number:

2000-01-C012

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license