Re-inventing the journey experience: life on board the autonomous vehicle of the future

自动驾驶汽车提供了重新发明和改善旅行体验的空间，但存在重大的工程挑战。驾驶自动化中以人为中心的问题还没有得到充分的研究，对以人为中心的知识的需求，这些知识集中在乘员对工作、休闲、健康和福祉的不同需求；交互和非驾驶任务；以及支持未来自动车辆需求的设计创新。研究将发展关于自动车辆乘员人体工学设计指导的知识。研究问题包括：有什么潜力可以改善出行体验？约束/限制是什么？设计创新如何支持新的乘员要求？通过我们与日产欧洲技术中心(NTCE)长期建立的合作伙伴关系，这项研究有可能在未来的自动车辆开发方面产生全球影响。

Autonomous vehicles provide scope to re-invent and improve the journey experience, but there are significant engineering challenges. The human-centred questions of driving automation have not been sufficiently investigated and there is a demand for human-centred knowledge focussing on the diverse needs of occupants for work, leisure, health and well-being; interactions and non-driving tasks; and design innovations to support requirements for future automated vehicles.The research will develop knowledge to evidence design guidance concerning occupant ergonomics for automated vehicles. Research questions include:What potential is there for improving the travelling experience?What are the constraints/limitations?How can design innovations support new occupant requirements?Through our long- established Partnership with Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE), the research has the potential for global impact in terms of future automated vehicle development.