• Should Self-Driving Cars Make Ethical Decisions Like We Do?

    On: 12. Juli 2017
    In: Automotive, Traffic Psychology
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    An enduring problem with self-driving cars has been how to program them to make ethical decisions in unavoidable crashes. A new study has found it’s actually surprisingly easy to model how humans make them, opening a potential avenue to solving the conundrum. Ethicists have tussled with the so-called “trolley problem” for decades. If a runaway trolley, or tram, is about to hit a group of people, and by pulling a lever you can make it switch tracks so it hits only one person, should you pull the lever?
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  • Zukunftskongress „Technik zum Menschen bringen“ 2017

    On: 27. Juni 2017
    In: Automotive, HRI, Robots, Traffic Psychology
    Views: 982
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    Technische Assistenzsysteme – vom chirurgischen Operationsroboter bis hin zum selbstfahrenden Auto – werden immer intelligenter und können teilweise selbstständig lernen. In Zukunft werden sie mehr Alltagsaufgaben übernehmen und die Menschen damit entlasten. Wie genau diese Zukunft aussehen kann, steht im Mittelpunkt des Zukunftskongresses „Technik zum Menschen bringen“ am 26. und 27. Juni 2017 in Bonn.

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  • Autonomes Fahren: Ethikkommission warnt vor Totalüberwachung des Menschen

    On: 21. Juni 2017
    In: Automotive, Traffic Psychology
    Views: 786
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    Was darf autonomes Fahren und wo sind Grenzen zu ziehen, wenn es um das Leben von Menschen geht? Ein vom Verkehrsministerium eingesetztes Gremium hat Regeln aufgestellt.
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  • HFES Europe Chapter Meeting 2017

    On: 18. Juni 2017
    In: Allgemein
    Views: 1072
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    The 2017 Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter (HFES Europe Chapter) will be held September 28th to 30th, 2017 in Rome, Italy.

    Brandenburg, S., Oehl, M., & Hartwig, C. (2017, September). The Driving Anger Expression Inventory – Validation of a German (Short) Version. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting – HFES Europe 2017, Rome, Italy.

    Huemer, A. K., Oehl, M., & Brandenburg, S. (2017, September). Cyclists’ Anger Experience in Road Traffic: From Anger Provoking Incidents to Developing a Cycling Anger Experience Measure. Talk at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting – HFES Europe 2017, Rome, Italy.

    Oehl, M., & Brandenburg, S. (2017, September). German Non-professional vs. Professional Drivers’ Driving Anger Experience and Expression – Validation of Measures and Cross-cultural Comparison. Poster presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter Annual Meeting – HFES Europe 2017, Rome, Italy.

    Central theme is “Varieties of interaction: from user experience to neuroergonomics“. The keynote presentation, Physiological Computing as User-Centred Design for the 21st Century, will be given by Prof. Dr. Stephen Fairclough (Liverpool John Moores University). Europe Chapter meetings are open to all who are interested in attending.

     

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  • German Taxi Drivers‘ Experience and Expression of Driving Anger: Are the Driving Anger Scale and the Driving Anger Expression Inventory Valid Measures?

    On: 20. Mai 2017
    In: Automotive, Traffic Psychology
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    The objective of this paper was twofold: firstly, we wanted to examine whether the original Driving Anger Scale (DAS) and the original Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX) apply to German professional taxi drivers as these scales have previously been given to professional and particularly to non-professional drivers in different countries. Secondly, we wanted to examine possible differences in driving anger experience and expression between professional German taxi drivers and non-professional German drivers.

    We applied German versions of the Driving Anger Scale (DAS), the Driving Anger Expression Inventory (DAX), and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) to a sample of 138 professional German taxi drivers. We then compared their ratings to the ratings of a sample of 1136 non-professional German drivers (Oehl and Brandenburg submitted).

    Regarding our first objective, confirmatory factor analysis shows that the model fit of the DAS is better for non-professional than for professional drivers. The DAX applies neither to professional nor to non-professional German drivers properly. Consequently, we suggest modified shorter versions of both scales for professional drivers. The STAXI applies to both professional and non-professional drivers. With respect to our second objective, we show that professional drivers experience significantly less driving anger than non-professional drivers, but they express more driving anger.

    We conclude that the STAXI can be applied to professional German taxi drivers. In contrast, for the DAS and the DAX we found particular shorter versions for professional taxi drivers. Especially for the DAX most statements were too strong for German drivers to agree to. They do not show behaviors related to driving anger expression as they are described in the DAX. These problems with the original American DAX items are in line with several other studies in different countries. Future investigations should examine whether (professional) drivers from further countries express their anger as proposed by the DAX. In addition, professional drivers experience less driving anger (DAS) and less general trait anger (STAXI) than non-professional drivers, but they report more driving anger expression (DAX) and more current general state anger (STAXI). Subsequent studies should therefore focus on different types of anger within the group of professional drivers.

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  • Slow responses and safety in semi-automated vehicles: Responding to behavior changes in the transport of the future

    On: 20. Mai 2017
    In: Automotive, Traffic Psychology
    Views: 797
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    Autonomous vehicles are becoming more popular – they are being developed by car manufacturers and technology companies, and they’re being tested on the road in a lot of markets. It’s disruptive innovation – it will fundamentally change a lot about the transportation domain. In the research community, we’re trying to understand how you design and implement autonomous vehicles and how they should function with the driver. In the future, a driver will not have to use the steering wheel to control their car’s lane position or use the brake or accelerator pedals to control its speed; they may be much more likely to engage in more active secondary tasks like watching a movie, which is visually intensive.
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  • Are consumers willing to pay a premium for self-driving cars?

    On: 20. Mai 2017
    In: Automotive
    Views: 931
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    New study reveals the market is split when it comes to autonomous technologies by Dr. Ricardo Daziano. Emerging TechnologiesAutonomous vehicles use sensing and communication technologies to navigate safely and efficiently with little or no input from the driver; as someone who does not enjoy driving, this is of great interest to me – and many other people. But just how much are people willing to pay for the privilege of being driven around by the car? Little analysis exists on the marketability of automated vehicles and we wanted to find out more about the demand, penetration and policy implications of autonomous vehicle technology.
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  • Roboterethik: Die Maschinen werden autonom

    On: 20. Mai 2017
    In: HRI, Robots
    Views: 929
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    Die EU hat das weltweit teuerste zivile Förderprogramm für die Entwicklung von Robotern auf den Weg gebracht. Doch was Roboter können sollen und ob es ethische Grenzen ihrer Aufgaben geben muss, dazu gibt es in Europa bislang keine Regeln.
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  • re:publica 17 Nachlese Mobility & City

    On: 20. Mai 2017
    In: Automotive, Traffic Psychology
    Views: 863
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    Mobilität erreicht heute neue Dimensionen: Sprechen wir von der Zukunft von Mobilität, denken wir nicht mehr nur an autonome Autos oder Car-Sharing-Start-ups, sondern an einen gesamtgesellschaftlichen Transformationsprozess.
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  • Rentner im Roboterauto: Macht Computersteuerung Senioren mobil?

    On: 15. Mai 2017
    In: Automotive, Robots, Traffic Psychology
    Views: 917
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    Einsteigen und losfahren – lassen. Das ist die Vision der Autohersteller für computergesteuerte Wagen. Können künftige Fahrerassistenzsysteme auch älteren Menschen helfen, mobil zu bleiben?
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