Cultural Adaptive Human Machine Interaction in Driver Information and -Assistance Systems

Abstract

Adapting to the cultural differences in Human Machine Interaction (HMI) needs first to find out the cultural differences in HMI. Reduction of mental workload of the driver in dangerous traffic situation requires adaptive systems. Futhermore, the functional and informational complexity of driver information and -assistance systems today can not longer be handled only by the driver alone without employing adaptability. Cultural adaptive systems automatically adapt the HMI to the needs of user groups, exposing a certain HMI behavior that depends on the cultural background. Careful design using methods of intercultural usability engineering can help to overcome the problems arising by adaptability.