Humans and Autonomous Vehicles

✍ Scribed by Joseph Giacomin

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 211
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides an introduction to the human centred design of autonomous vehicles for professionals and students.

While rapid progress is being made in the field of autonomous road vehicles, the majority of actions and research address the technical challenges, with little attention to the physical, perceptual, cognitive and emotional needs of humans. This book fills a gap in the knowledge by providing an easily understandable introduction to the needs and desires of people in relation to autonomous vehicles. The book is "human centred design" led, inserting an important human perspective to the primarily technology-driven debates about autonomous vehicles. It combines knowledge from fields ranging from linguistics to electrical engineering to provide a holistic, multidisciplinary overview of the issues affecting the interactions between autonomous vehicles and people. It emphasises the constraints and requirements that a human centred perspective necessitates, giving balanced information about the potential conflicts between technical and human factors. The book gives a useful introduction to the field of design ethics, to enhance the reader’s awareness and understanding of the multiple ethical issues involved in autonomous vehicle design.

Written as an accessible guide for design practitioners and students, this will be a key read for those interested in the psychological, sociological and ethical factors involved in automotive design, human centred design, industrial design and technology.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Figures
Tables
Chapter 1 Introduction
References
Chapter 2 Autonomous Road Vehicles
History Of Autonomous Road Vehicles
Autonomous Road Vehicles
Autonomous Electrical Road Vehicles
Autonomous Mobility
Conclusions
References
Chapter 3 Human Centred Design
Humanism
Human Centred Design
Human Centred Design Tools
Human Centred Design Triangulation
Human Centred Design Of Autonomous Road Vehicles
Conclusions
References
Chapter 4 Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphising Animals
Anthropomorphising Machines
Anthropomorphising Autonomous Road Vehicles
Anthropomorphism And Human Centred Design
Conclusions
References
Chapter 5 Name
Name
Naming Animals
Naming Machines
Naming Autonomous Road Vehicles
Conclusions
References
Chapter 6 Meaning
Meaning
Meaning In Design
Autonomous Road Vehicle Meanings
Conclusions
References
Chapter 7 Metaphor
Metaphor
Metaphor In Design
Autonomous Road Vehicle Metaphors
Conclusions
References
Chapter 8 Interaction
Interaction
Interaction Design
Interaction Measurements
Interactions With Autonomous Road Vehicles
Conclusions
References
Chapter 9 Ethics
Ethics
Ethics In Design
Ethics Of Autonomous Road Vehicles
Conclusions
References
Chapter 10 Conclusions
References
Index