Self driving cars are becoming a reality due to advancements in machine learning and Al. They are robots disguised as cars, using sensors and actuators to navigate roads and respond to features in the environment. Tesla is the most popular car maker to use autopilot features, released by a software update.

Cruise AV

Cruise Self Driving Cars | Autonomous Vehicles | Driverless Rides

How do you?

• hail/book the car
• control the car (where it is going)
• control entertainment - music, radio?
• control lighting / temperature

Brief

This design brief focuses on screen based interfaces that enable interactions with autonomous vehicles. Your task is to map out what will be required to assist people in interaction with autonomous vehicles in the future.

The futuristic nature of this assessment means that it will be difficult to gather first hand experience and common usability issues. You will have to rely on existing documentation find online or in research papers.

Deliverables to consider

• questionnaires
• storyboards
• user personas
• site maps