New project: When the car needs to act, the driver needs to trust it
Imagine a car braking or steering to avoid a crash. If the driver does not understand why the system reacts, or feels that the action is unnecessary, there is a risk that the function will be switched off or not used as intended.
The new FFI-funded project QUADRARUM will address this challenge. The project focuses on how automated driving systems and driver assistance systems can act in ways that feel relevant, justified and safe to the user.
By developing new methods to analyse conflict situations, understand drivers’ comfort zone boundaries and improve the interaction between humans and technology, the project aims to strengthen trust in future safety systems. The goal is simple: that more people will want to use these systems and thereby benefit from their traffic safety potential.
The project is coordinated by Volvo Cars and carried out together with Chalmers, Volvo Group, Zenseact and Smart Eye. It runs from 2025 to 2028, with funding from Vinnova within the FFI program.
