QUADRARUM - Quantitatively optimising the user experience in ADS and DAS conflict management
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Volvo Personvagnar AB - Volvo Car Corporation |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 8 654 000 |
| Project duration | August 2025 - July 2028 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Safe automated driving – FFI |
| Call | Traffic-safe automation - FFI - spring 2025 |
Purpose and goal
As autonomous driving systems (ADS) and driver assistance systems (DAS) continue to develop, optimising the user experience in handling emerging conflicts is crucial for their uptake and deployment. If ADS/DAS actions do not seem justified and relevant to users, they will neither use ADS nor trust DAS to resolve conflicts, diminishing the intended safety benefits. This research project aims to develop the tools and knowledge needed to secure this critical aspect of ADS/DAS design.
Expected effects and result
This research project aims to develop the tools and knowledge needed to secure that ADS/DAS actions seem justified and relevant to their users. Results are expected to directly inform ADS/DAS development within the project partner organisations. A successful project also equips the Swedish automotive industry with important tools and knowledge to improve the user experience of and foster trust in ADS/AD—both of which are crucial for consumer adoption and achieving the intended safety benefits.
Planned approach and implementation
The project will adress four main areas over a period of three years: 1) Improved methods for conflict and crash causation analysis that utilizes conflict and crash situation data from fleet vehicles. 2) Methods for quantification of Comfort Zone Boundaries as a function of driver state and traffic context. 3) Improve the ADS/DAS customer experience based on insights from 1) and 2). ) Develop principles and guidelines for fair testing of context-intelligent systems in consumer rating programs.