Event Website
http://bit.ly/AdRICSep4
Date of Event
9-4-2020
Location/Venue
via Zoom
Description
This lecture was about the modern navigation application that have become ubiquitous in the daily commutes of drivers to avoid congested roads. Governments see them as a potential tool to promote sustainable and altruistic driving behaviors among its driving citizens. A traffic management system can distribute drivers to follow alternative paths. But this "smart city" approach can face challenges in convincing daily commuters because they already have regular and familiarized routes. In this talk, he posited that route information and navigation guidance provided by modern navigation applications can be redesigned to motivate drivers to choose unselfish routes. He focused on the HCI aspect of the traffic management problem and asked the question of how to encourage drivers to follow system optimal routes for their daily commutes. IHe began with an observational study of drivers using navigation applications in their daily commutes and found that while drivers choose a recommended route in urgent situations, many still preferred recommendations that are familiar to them. Additionally, they made deviations while following their original choice because of unfamiliar roads, lack of local context, perceived driving unsuitability, and inconsistencies with realized navigation experiences.
Sponsors
Advanced Research Institute for Informatics, Computing and Networking (ADRIC) – Center for Complexity and Emerging Technologies (COMET)
Event Type
Lectures and lecturing
Information Source
Help Desk Announcement, September 2, 2020
Recommended Citation
Samson, B. (2020). Navigation apps as civic technology: Motivational techniques that aid drivers to choose unselfish routes. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/events_diary/1098
