Effect of Partially Automated Driving on Mental Workload, Visual Behavior and Engagement in Nondriving-Related Tasks: A Meta-Analysis.

IF 2.9 3区心理学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Human Factors Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI:10.1177/00187208251323132

Nicola Vasta, Francesco Biondi

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Abstract

Objective: The goal of this meta-analysis is to investigate the effect of partial automation on mental workload, visual behavior, and engagement in nondriving-related tasks.

Background: The literature on the human factors of operating partially automated driving offers mixed findings. While some studies show partial driving automation to result in suboptimal mental workload, others found it to impose similar levels of workload to the ones observed during manual driving. Likewise, while some studies evidence a marked increase in off-road glances when the automated system was engaged, other work has failed to replicate this pattern.

Method: 41 studies involving 1482 participants were analyzed using the PRISMA approach.

Results: No significant differences in mental workload were found between manual and partially automated driving, indicating no changes in mental workload between the two driving modes. A higher likelihood of glancing away from the forward roadway and engaging in nondriving-related tasks was found when the partially automated system was engaged.

Conclusion: Although the adoption of partial driving automation comes with some intended safety benefits, its use is also associated with an increased engagement in nondriving-related activities.

Application: These findings add to our understanding of the safety of partial automation and provide valuable information to Human Factors practitioners and regulators about the use and potential safety risks of using these systems in the real-world.

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部分自动驾驶对非驾驶相关任务心理负荷、视觉行为和参与的影响：一项元分析。

目的：本荟萃分析的目的是研究部分自动化对非驾驶相关任务中心理负荷、视觉行为和参与的影响。背景：关于操作部分自动驾驶的人为因素的文献提供了不同的结果。虽然一些研究表明，部分驾驶自动化会导致非最佳的精神工作量，但另一些研究发现，它施加的工作量与手动驾驶时的工作量相似。同样，虽然一些研究表明，当自动驾驶系统启动时，越野时的目光明显增加，但其他研究未能复制这一模式。方法：采用PRISMA方法对41项研究1482名受试者进行分析。结果：人工驾驶与部分自动驾驶之间的心理负荷无显著差异，说明两种驾驶模式之间的心理负荷没有变化。当使用部分自动化系统时，驾驶员将视线从前方道路移开并从事与驾驶无关的任务的可能性更高。结论：尽管采用部分自动驾驶带来了一些预期的安全好处，但它的使用也与非驾驶相关活动的增加有关。应用：这些发现增加了我们对部分自动化安全性的理解，并为人为因素从业者和监管机构提供了有关在现实世界中使用这些系统的使用和潜在安全风险的宝贵信息。

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Human Factors 管理科学-行为科学

CiteScore

10.60

自引率

6.10%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society publishes peer-reviewed scientific studies in human factors/ergonomics that present theoretical and practical advances concerning the relationship between people and technologies, tools, environments, and systems. Papers published in Human Factors leverage fundamental knowledge of human capabilities and limitations – and the basic understanding of cognitive, physical, behavioral, physiological, social, developmental, affective, and motivational aspects of human performance – to yield design principles; enhance training, selection, and communication; and ultimately improve human-system interfaces and sociotechnical systems that lead to safer and more effective outcomes.