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Driving Performance and Technology Acceptance Evaluation in Real Traffic of a Smartphone-Based Driver Assistance System

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Department of Automotive and Transport Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, 500036 Brasov, Romania
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General Magic Technology, 500090 Brasov, Romania
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(19), 7098; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197098
Received: 4 September 2020 / Revised: 25 September 2020 / Accepted: 26 September 2020 / Published: 28 September 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Driving Behaviors and Road Safety)
Technological advances are changing every aspect of our lives, from the way we work, to how we learn and communicate. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have seen an increased interest due to the potential of ensuring a safer environment for all road users. This study investigates the use of a smartphone-based ADAS in terms of driving performance and driver acceptance, with the aim of improving road safety. The mobile application uses both cameras of a smartphone to monitor the traffic scene and the driver’s head orientation, and offers an intuitive user interface that can display information in a standard mode or in augmented reality (AR). A real traffic experiment consisting of two driving conditions (a baseline scenario and an ADAS scenario), was conducted in Brasov, Romania. Objective and subjective data were recorded from twenty-four participants with a valid driver’s license. Results showed that the use of the ADAS influences the driving performance, as most of them adopted an increased time headway and lower mean speeds. The technology acceptance model (TAM) questionnaire was used to assess the users’ acceptance of the proposed driver assistance system. The results showed significant interrelations between acceptance factors, while the hierarchical regression analysis indicates that the variance of behavioral intention (BI) can be predicted by attitude toward behavior. View Full-Text
Keywords: smartphone-based ADAS; user acceptance study; driver behavior; road safety; driving performance smartphone-based ADAS; user acceptance study; driver behavior; road safety; driving performance
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Voinea, G.-D.; Postelnicu, C.C.; Duguleana, M.; Mogan, G.-L.; Socianu, R. Driving Performance and Technology Acceptance Evaluation in Real Traffic of a Smartphone-Based Driver Assistance System. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 7098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197098

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Voinea G-D, Postelnicu CC, Duguleana M, Mogan G-L, Socianu R. Driving Performance and Technology Acceptance Evaluation in Real Traffic of a Smartphone-Based Driver Assistance System. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(19):7098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197098

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Voinea, Gheorghe-Daniel, Cristian C. Postelnicu, Mihai Duguleana, Gheorghe-Leonte Mogan, and Radu Socianu. 2020. "Driving Performance and Technology Acceptance Evaluation in Real Traffic of a Smartphone-Based Driver Assistance System" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 19: 7098. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197098

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