How to conduct a car? A design example for maneuver based driver-vehicle interaction

Conduct-by-Wire is a vehicle guidance paradigm, which investigates the possibility of controlling an automobile by maneuver commands. This paper gives an overview of the advantages of maneuver-based vehicle guidance and shows a design option for maneuver-based driver-vehicle interaction. The basic assumptions for maneuver-based interaction are presented and enlarged by a specific example for the maneuver “Lane Change right”, which includes system behavior, as well as, information displaying. Furthermore, the method of flowcharts is presented and its use for interaction design is highlighted. At the end of the paper, some restricting facts are presented and countermeasures are discussed