ISO/TR 17427-10:2015

TECHNICAL ISO/TR
REPORT 17427-10
First edition
2015-11-01
Intelligent transport systems —
Cooperative ITS —
Part 10:
Driver distraction and information
display
Systèmes intelligents de transport — Systèmes intelligents de
transport coopératifs —
Partie 10: Distraction du conducteur et affichage des informations
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ISO 2015
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Terms and definitions . 1
3 Abbreviated terms . 2
4 How to use this Technical Report . 3
4.1 Acknowledgements . 3
4.2 Guidance . 3
4.3 ITS and ‘driver distraction and information display’ . 3
4.3.1 ESOP. 4
4.3.2 US NHTSA distraction guidelines . 5
4.4 C-ITS driver distraction and overload issues in context . 5
5 What are the key driver distraction and information display issues .6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Information display . 8
5.3 In-vehicle technology and distraction . 8
5.4 International approaches .10
5.4.1 United States.10
5.4.2 Europe .11
5.4.3 Australia .12
5.4.4 Japan .12
5.4.5 Other countries .13
5.4.6 Vienna convention on road traffic.13
6 Policy questions and options .13
6.1 Option 1: Continue current approach .13
6.2 Option 2: Amend current road rules .13
6.3 Option 3: Create guidelines or principles for manufacturers .13
6.4 Option 4: Examine technology options as they develop .14
7 Summary of findings.14
Annex A (informative) Extracts from “Fighting driver distraction — worldwide approaches” .18
Bibliography .23
Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 204, Intelligent transport systems.
ISO 17427 consists of the following parts, under the general title Intelligent transport systems —
Cooperative ITS:
— Part 2: Framework Overview [Technical Report]
— Part 3: Concept of operations (ConOps) for ‘core’ systems [Technical Report]
— Part 4: Minimum system requirements and behaviour for core systems [Technical Report]
— Part 6: ‘Core system’ risk assessment methodology [Technical Report]
— Part 7: Privacy aspects [Technical Report]
— Part 8: Liability aspects [Technical Report]
— Part 9: Compliance and enforcement aspects [Technical Report]
— Part 10: Driver distraction and information display [Technical Report]
The following parts are under preparation:
— Part 1: Roles and responsibilities in the context of co-operative ITS architecture(s)
— Part 5: Common approaches to security [Technical Report]
— Part 11: Compliance and enforcement aspects [Technical Report]
— Part 12: Release processes [Technical Report]
— Part 13: Use case test cases [Technical Report]
— Part 14: Maintenance requirements and processes [Technical Report]
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This Technical Report provides an informative ‘driver distraction and information display aspects’
for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). It is intended to be used alongside ISO 17427-1,
ISO/TR 17465-1 and other parts of ISO 17465, and ISO 21217. Detailed specifications for the application
context will be provided by other ISO, CEN and SAE deliverables, and communications specifications
will be provided by ISO, IEEE and ETSI.
Introduction
Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are transport systems in which advanced information, communication,
sensor and control technologies, including the Internet, are applied to increase safety, sustainability,
efficiency, and comfort.
A distinguishing feature of ‘ITS’ is its communication with outside entities.
Some ITS systems operate autonomously, for example, ‘adaptive cruise control’ uses radar/lidar/ and/or
video to characterize the behaviour of the vehicle in front and adjust its vehicle speed accordingly. Some
ITS systems are informative, for example, ‘Variable Message Signs’ at the roadside, or transmitted into
the vehicle, provide information and advice to the driver. Some ITS systems are semi-autonomous in
that they are largely autonomous but rely on ‘static’ or ‘broadcast’ data, for example, GNSS (2.5) based
‘SatNav’ systems operate autonomously within a vehicle but are dependent on receiving data broadcast
from satellites in order to calculate the location of the vehicle.
Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) are a group of ITS technologies where service provision
is enabled by, or enhanced by, the use of ‘live’, present situation related, dynamic data/information from
other entities of similar functionality [for example, from one vehicle to other vehicle(s)], and/or between
different elements of the transport network, including vehicles and infrastructure [for example,
from the vehicle to an infrastructure managed system or from an infrastructure managed system to
vehicle(s)]. Effectively, these systems allow vehicles to ‘talk’ to each other and to the infrastructure.
These systems have significant potential to improve the transport network.
A distinguishing feature of ‘C-ITS’ is that data are used across application/service boundaries.
It will be immediately clear to the reader that such systems present the possibility of driver distraction
(2.4), both through visual overload (display presentation and visual or oral provision of information
and/or via instructions or advice). The purpose of this Technical Report is to identify potential critical
driver distraction and information display issues that C-ITS service provision may introduce, to consider
how to control, limit or mitigate such issues.
Existing rules (2.12) govern the use of technology inside vehicles to reduce driver distraction (2.4). This
Technical Report identifies and discusses how C-ITS applications may fit within these existing rules and
discusses whether they may raise additional risks.
This Technical Report is a ‘living document’ and as our experience with C-ITS develops, it is intended that
it will be updated from time to time, as and when we see opportunities to improve this Technical Report.
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TECHNICAL REPORT ISO/TR 17427-10:2015(E)
Intelligent transport systems — Cooperative ITS —
Part 10:
Driver distraction and information display
1 Scope
The scope of this Technical Report is, as an informative document, to identify potential critical driver
distraction (2.4) and information display issues that C-ITS service provision may introduce, to consider
strategies for how to identify, control, limit or mitigate such issues. The objective of this Technical
Report is to raise awareness of and consideration of such issues and to give pointers, where appropriate,
to existing standards deliverables that provide specifications for all or some of these aspects. This
Technical Report does not provide specifications for solutions of these issues.
Existing rules (2.12) govern the use of technology inside vehicles to reduce driver distraction.
NOTE The issues of driver distraction (2.4) and information display affect the design of all aspects of C-ITS
service provision and are a critical factor in C-ITS system design and instantiation. However, while the general
issues that affect C-ITS system design and implementation and related issues of what and how data in a C-ITS
assisted application service provides and is realized and is therefore developed within ISO TC 204/CEN TC 278,
most of the detailed aspects of physical presen
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