Event

Seminar title: The Past, Present, Future of Human Vehicle Interaction

Welcome to the installation seminar of Adjunct Professor Trent Victor (Volvo Group Trucks Technology GTT) at the division of Interaction Design at the Department of Applied IT, Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University.

This installation lecture will provide an overview of Trent Victor's research and work up until now, and will indicate and discuss the most important research priorities for the upcoming years. Much of Trent’s previous and ongoing research is focused on understanding driver inattention and on how to design systems to support attentive driving. This is important because the design of Human Machine Interaction (HMI) of in-vehicle electronics and portable systems in the automotive industry is heavily influenced by safety concerns with distraction, a form of inattention.

Attentive driving in the future will be achieved through more research concerning: examination of real pre-crash visual behavior, efficient performance tests and criteria for good HMI, real-time eye- and head tracking, innovative interaction technology (e.g. voice, head-up displays), and human factors in assisted and automated driving.

These topics will also be discussed and set in context with general information technology and societal trends.

Professor Trent Victor´s appointment is part of the ongoing Volvo Academic Preferred Partner (APP) framework.

Trent Victor is also closely connected to SAFER.