ABSTRACT

Eco-driving has the potential to save fuel and reduce emissions without having to make any changes to vehicles or road infrastructure. This book provides an in-depth understanding of the contemporary issues in the human factors aspects of eco-driving strategies and interfaces and the effects on driver behaviour. A review of the literature concerning design, behaviour, and energy use led to an exploration of Ecological Interface Design, and the Skills, Rules, and Knowledge (SRK) taxonomy of human behaviour, particularly with regard to haptic information presented through the accelerator pedal. This book explains that eco-driving can be performed by anyone in control of a vehicle.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|20 pages

Design, Behaviour and Energy Use

chapter 3|30 pages

Driving and the Environment

An Exploratory Survey Study

chapter 4|22 pages

Verbal Reports

An Exploratory On-road Study

chapter 6|28 pages

A Decision Ladder Analysis of Eco-driving

The First Step Toward Fuel-efficient Driving Behaviour

chapter 7|16 pages

In-vehicle Information System Design

chapter 9|20 pages

When to Give Those Good Vibrations

chapter 10|16 pages

Conclusions and Future Work