The effects of different voices for speech-based in-vehicle interfaces: impact of young and old voices on driving performance and attitude
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This paper investigates how matching age of driver with age of voice in a conversational in-vehicle information system affects attitudes and performance. 36 participants from age groups, 55 -75 and 18 25, interacted with a conversational system with young or old voice in a driving simulator. Results show that all drivers rather communicated with a young than old voice in the car. This willingness to communicate had a detrimental effect on driving performance. It is hence important to carefully select voices, since voice properties can have enormous effects on driving safety. Clearly, one voice doesn’t fit all.
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