Visual guidelines integration for automotive head-up displays interfaces

Abstract

Designing automotive Head-Up Displays (HUD) interfaces requires careful consideration of visual guidelines to ensure safety. While specific safety guidelines exist, a general set of visual guidelines has not yet been established. Therefore, this research presents a comprehensive methodology to derive overall visual guidelines designed to project warnings on HUD interfaces. To this end, the present work focused on asking 20 test subjects for driving in various scenarios, while visual stimuli were projected on a specific HUD system, identifying drivers’ behavior patterns and reaction trends. These visual stimuli were based on already tested visual guidelines. The results obtained from this methodology show that it is possible to integrate all previous qualitative and quantitative visual guidelines, allowing for drivers faster reactions and better recognition of warnings. This integration enables determining the most and the least suitable way for presenting information in a specific HUD system concerning identification mistakes and reaction times. Moreover, these findings imply the feasibility of anticipating a driver’s comprehension of warnings in HUD interfaces.