Increasing Driving Safety and In-Vehicle Gesture-Based Menu Navigation Accuracy with a Heads-up Display

More and more novel functions are being integrated into the vehicle infotainment system to allow individuals to perform secondary tasks with high accuracy and low accident risks. Mid-air gesture interactions are one of them. The current paper will present novel designs to solve a specific issue with this method of interaction: visual distraction within the car. In this study, a Heads-up display (HUD) will be integrated with a gesture-based menu navigation system to allow drivers to see menu selections without looking away from the road. An experiment will be conducted to investigate the potential of this system in improving drivers’ overall safety and gesture interaction accuracy. The experiment will recruit 24 participants to test the system. Participants will provide subjective feedback about the directions for conducting future research and improving the overall experience, as well as objective performance data.