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Title: European NCAP Driver State Monitoring Protocols: Prevalence of Distraction in Naturalistic Driving.
Austin Authors: Mulhall, Megan;Wilson, Kyle;Yang, Shiyan;Kuo, Jonny;Sletten, Tracey;Anderson, Clare;Howard, Mark E ;Rajaratnam, Shantha;Magee, Michelle;Collins, Allison L ;Lenné, Michael G
Affiliation: Seeing Machines Ltd, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Cooperative Research Centre for Alertness, Safety and Productivity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.;Turner Institute of Brain and Mental Health, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
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Seeing Machines Ltd, Canberra, ACT, Australia.;Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Issue Date: Sep-2024
Date: 2023
Publication information: Human Factors 2024-09; 66(9)
Abstract: examine the prevalence of driver distraction in naturalistic driving when implementing European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP)-defined distraction behaviours. The 2023 introduction of Occupant Status monitoring (OSM) into Euro NCAP will accelerate uptake of Driver State Monitoring (DSM). Euro NCAP outlines distraction behaviours that DSM must detect to earn maximum safety points. Distraction behaviour prevalence and driver alerting and intervention frequency have yet to be examined in naturalistic driving. Twenty healthcare workers were provided with an instrumented vehicle for approximately two weeks. Data were continuously monitored with automotive grade DSM during daily work commutes, resulting in 168.8 hours of driver head, eye and gaze tracking. Single long distraction events were the most prevalent, with .89 events/hour. Implementing different thresholds for driving-related and driving-unrelated glance regions impacts alerting rates. Lizard glances (primarily gaze movement) occurred more frequently than owl glances (primarily head movement). Visual time-sharing events occurred at a rate of .21 events/hour. Euro NCAP-described driver distraction occurs naturalistically. Lizard glances, requiring gaze tracking, occurred in high frequency relative to owl glances, which only require head tracking, indicating that less sophisticated DSM will miss a substantial amount of distraction events. This work informs OEMs, DSM manufacturers and regulators of the expected alerting rate of Euro NCAP defined distraction behaviours. Alerting rates will vary with protocol implementation, technology capability, and HMI strategies adopted by the OEMs, in turn impacting safety outcomes, user experience and acceptance of DSM technology.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/33558
DOI: 10.1177/00187208231194543
ORCID: 0000-0002-5736-4978
0000-0002-2402-8126
0000-0001-7772-1496
Journal: Human Factors
Start page: 187208231194543
PubMed URL: 37599390
ISSN: 1547-8181
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Euro NCAP
distraction
driver state monitoring
naturalistic driving
visual time sharing
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