Boring But Demanding: Using Secondary Tasks to Counter the Driver Vigilance Decrement for Partially Automated Driving

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dc.citation.firstpage1798en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber6en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleHuman Factorsen_US
dc.citation.lastpage1811en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber66en_US
dc.contributor.authorMishler, Scotten_US
dc.contributor.authorChen, Jingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-25T20:55:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-07-25T20:55:17Zen_US
dc.date.issued2024en_US
dc.description.abstractObjective We investigated secondary–task–based countermeasures to the vigilance decrement during a simulated partially automated driving (PAD) task, with the goal of understanding the underlying mechanism of the vigilance decrement and maintaining driver vigilance in PAD. Background Partial driving automation requires a human driver to monitor the roadway, but humans are notoriously bad at monitoring tasks over long periods of time, demonstrating the vigilance decrement in such tasks. The overload explanations of the vigilance decrement predict the decrement to be worse with added secondary tasks due to increased task demands and depleted attentional resources, whereas the underload explanations predict the vigilance decrement to be alleviated with secondary tasks due to increased task engagement. Method Participants watched a driving video simulating PAD and were required to identify hazardous vehicles throughout the 45-min drive. A total of 117 participants were assigned to three different vigilance-intervention conditions including a driving-related secondary task (DR) condition, a non-driving-related secondary task (NDR) condition, and a control condition with no secondary tasks. Results Overall, the vigilance decrement was shown over time, reflected in increased response times, reduced hazard detection rates, reduced response sensitivity, shifted response criterion, and subjective reports on task-induced stress. Compared to the DR and the control conditions, the NDR displayed a mitigated vigilance decrement. Conclusion This study provided convergent evidence for both resource depletion and disengagement as sources of the vigilance decrement. Application The practical implication is that infrequent and intermittent breaks using a non-driving related task may help alleviate the vigilance decrement in PAD systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMishler, S., & Chen, J. (2024). Boring But Demanding: Using Secondary Tasks to Counter the Driver Vigilance Decrement for Partially Automated Driving. Human Factors, 66(6), 1798–1811. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187208231168697en_US
dc.identifier.digitalmishler-chen-2023en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00187208231168697en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/117515en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
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dc.titleBoring But Demanding: Using Secondary Tasks to Counter the Driver Vigilance Decrement for Partially Automated Drivingen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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