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Field Comparison of Driving Performance Using a Portable Navigation System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 2009

Wen-Chen Lee ,
Mi-Chia Ma  and
Bor-Wen Cheng
Wen-Chen Lee*
Affiliation:
(National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
Mi-Chia Ma
Affiliation:
(National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)
Bor-Wen Cheng
Affiliation:
(National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
*
(Email: g9421806@yuntech.edu.tw)
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Abstract

Recent work has revealed that increasing numbers of drivers now receive driving instructions using a portable navigation system. A 2×2×2 (position×display decrease mode×voice) factorial experiment was executed to compare driving performance when using a portable navigation system (PNS). Thirty-two subjects were paid to participate in this field study, and a smart phone was adopted as the portable navigation device. The results indicated that drivers using the PNS under the conditions up position and with voice instruction performed better in terms of trip duration, mean speed, and the standard deviation of speed.

Keywords

portable navigation systemsmart phonedriving performancecar safety
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 63 , Issue 1 , January 2010 , pp. 39 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 2009

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