Towards A Generic Adaptability Framework for Automotive HMI

Abstract

Reduction of mental workload of the driver in dangerous traffic situations requires adaptive systems. Furthermore, the functional and informational complexity of driver information and -assistance systems today cannot longer be handled by the driver alone without employing adaptability. Cultural adaptive systems automatically adapt the Human Machine Interaction (HMI) to the needs of user groups, exposing a certain HMI behavior that depends on cultural background. A shift from cultural to individual adaptability in HMI will be presented employing a generic adaptability framework (GAF).