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It's Enactment Time!: High-fidelity Enactment Stage for Accessible Automated Driving System Technology Research

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ASSETS '22: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

Article No.: 40, Pages 1 - 9

https://doi.org/10.1145/3517428.3551351

Published: 22 October 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Automated driving system (ADS) technology has been incorporated into critical driving functions (e.g., adaptive cruise control and autonomous braking) for over two decades. Now companies like GM and Google are developing and testing fully autonomous vehicles (AVs). However, the current design of AVs is for individuals who can drive rather than those who cannot, those who would benefit most from these vehicles. As the technology is still primarily experimental, conducting research with AVs and older adults or people with disabilities is infeasible. Therefore, to explore the accessibility of AVs, we conduct user enactment studies, as this method works well with technologies that participants have little to no experience utilizing. This pictorial describes the iterative process of developing a high-fidelity enactment environment, the space and objects with which participants interact. The aim is to encourage the HCI community to utilize high-fidelity enactment environments for conducting accessible future technology research.

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It's Enactment Time!: High-fidelity Enactment Stage for Accessible Automated Driving System Technology Research
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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ASSETS '22: Proceedings of the 24th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

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https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHMS59971.2024.10555850
Lawson CEnam MGluck ABrinkley J(2024)Experiencing Start with One: Increasing Black Student Interest in Graduate Computer Science Education Using Accessibility Workshops2024 Black Issues in Computing Education (BICE)10.1109/BICE60192.2024.00018(63-68)Online publication date: 1-Feb-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/BICE60192.2024.00018
Gluck AHuff EBoateng KBrinkley J(2022)Toward a Framework for Embodiment in Emerging Transportation Technologies for Facilitating In-Vehicle Experiences for Vulnerable and Disabled Road Users2022 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS)10.1109/ICHMS56717.2022.9980810(1-5)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICHMS56717.2022.9980810
Brinkley JHuff EGluck A(2022)Design Techniques for Exploring Inclusive Automotive Interaction Design in the Age of Vehicular Automation2022 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Human-Machine Systems (ICHMS)10.1109/ICHMS56717.2022.9980641(1-10)Online publication date: 17-Nov-2022
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