Joseph F. Coughlin

TL;DR: In this article, the sensitivity of heart rate, skin conductance, and respiration rate as measures of mental workload in a simulated driving environment was examined, and the pattern of results indicates that physiological measures can be sensitive to changes in workload before the appearance of clear decrements in driving performance.

TL;DR: Confidence with which these measures may be applied to assess relative differences in mental workload when developing and optimizing human machine interface (HMI) designs and in exploring their potential role in advanced workload detection and augmented cognition systems is increased.

TL;DR: Gaze concentration appears at low levels of cognitive demand prior to the appearance of marked decrements in driving control, and developers of more advanced driver support systems should consider gaze concentration as a measure of driver cognitive workload.

TL;DR: Results indicate that women and men report distinct patterns of self-regulation behaviors, and that women report lower levels of confidence in their driving skills than men, although the difference varies based on whether or not a woman lives alone.

TL;DR: Age-related characteristics of sensory, motor, and cognitive functions on the basis of extensive age-related research can provide a familiar to better aging drivers in self-driving cars.