User Monitoring in Autonomous Driving System Using Gamified Task: A Case for VR/AR In-Car Gaming

Background: As Automated Driving Systems (ADS) technology gets assimilated into the market, driver’s obligation will be changed to a supervisory role. A key point consider is engagement in secondary task maintain driver/user control loop. This paper aims monitor driver with game and identify any impacts has on hazard recognition. Methods: We designed driving simulation using Unity3D incorporated three tasks: No-task, AR-Video, AR-Game tasks. The engaged an AR object interception while monitoring road for threatening scenarios. Results: There was significant difference tasks (F(2,33) = 4.34, p 0.0213), identifying game-task as respect reaction time ideal present investigation. Game scoring followed profiles/phases: learning, saturation, decline profile. From profiles, it possible quantify/infer drivers’ task. Conclusion: proposes alternative that utility, i.e., entertaining user. Further experiments AR-Games focusing real-world car environment performed confirm performance following recommendations derived from current test.