Kia intends to release semi-autonomous vehicles by and fully autonomous vehicles by 2030. To do this, Kia Motors launched a sub-brand – Drive Wise – that presents a range of technologies to improve road safety and driver assistance. Kia introduced the brand and its features at Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. The technologies presented […]
HMI
Autonomous vehicles will communicate with us via Human Machine Interface (HMI)
Dr. Alain Dunoyer, from SBD Automotive and a HMI expert, believes that the industry should get the basics rights. It means that information in the car (icons) that is ADAS related, should be grouped in the same space (e.g. on the same navigation screen) and, at first, the icons should have a bit of text […]
The levels of autonomy for a car and HMI, according to Peugeot
Peugeot’s HMI Expert, Stephane Feron outlines the 5 levels of automation as such: Level 0: Manual – only the driver makes decisions on the driving process; Level 1: Assisted – the driver makes decisions on the driving process but can use the car to help him in some maneuvers (ASR, ESP, ABS, DSG); Level 2: […]
Human Machine Interface – the changing role of the driver
In a webinar conducted by TU-Automotive, Car And Us.com had the opportunity to hear about the evolution from ADAS to HMI. Thomas Kuhnt, from Continental, stated that the best way to go from semi-autonomous to fully autonomous vehicles was making sure that the car informs the driver about what it plans to do next, during […]