Driver assistance systems and automation: a success story?

Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are at the drivers' disposal on all levels of the driving task. Future developments will lead to highly or fully automated driving. ADAS could contribute to enhanced active safety and comfort by minimizing driver deficiencies in information processing, helping to prevent driver errors and assisting the driving task of the driver. The effective use of these systems requires a thorough analysis of driving tasks, the resulting behavioural requirements and information-processing of the driver. Nevertheless, problems associated with automation such as distraction, risk compensation or deficient system transparency should be clearly addressed and require systematic empirical investigations from a human factors perspective. Keywords: Driver distraction; Language: de