Age-appropriate Driver Assistance Systems

Prof. Dr. Heike Proff, Chair of International Automotive ManagementProf. Dr. Matthias Brand, Chair of General Psychology: CognitionProf. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Schramm, Chair of Mechatronics, all University of Duisburg-Essen

• Mobility in old age.- Panel of the study of elderly drivers.- Overview of driver assistance systems.- Driver assistance systems in the context of age-appropriate design.- Evaluation of the performance of acoustic assistance systems for elderly drivers.- Driving behaviour of elderly people in the driving simulator.- Implementation of real driving studies, test vehicle and test set-up.- Neuropsychological and physiological correlates of driving behaviour of elderly drivers.- Acceptance and willingness to pay of elderly drivers.