Steering wheel communicates for better semiautonomous driving performance

Steering wheel communicates for better semiautonomous driving performance

A specialized steering wheel that enables negotiation between drivers and an autonomous driving simulation improved driving performance and drivers' trust in autonomous vehicle features, researchers from University of Michigan Engineering and the Toyota Research Institute have found.

Haptic steering wheel lets drivers negotiate with autonomous systems

University of Michigan researchers developed a haptic steering wheel that lets drivers negotiate with semi-autonomous systems, improving driving performance, reducing workload, and speeding trust recovery.