Affective technology offers exciting opportunities to improve road safety by catering to
human emotions. Modern car interiors enable the contactless detection of user states …

The inclusion of in-vehicle sensors and increased intention and state recognition
capabilities enable implicit in-vehicle interaction. Starting from a systematic literature review …

Thermal management in automobiles is necessary to minimize energy usage while
achieving a high level of occupant thermal perception. As the freedom of in-vehicle activity …

Increasing vehicle automation changes the role of humans in the car, which imposes new
requirements on the design of in-vehicle software and hardware for flexible interior …

As vehicle automation progresses, with SAE levels 3 to 5 introducing varying degrees of
control transfer from driver to vehicle, a key challenge emerges: aligning driver interests with …

In the context of hyper-connected cars and a growing heterogeneous digital ecosystem, we
wish to make the most of the data available from the various sensors, devices and services …

While affective non-verbal communication between pedestrians and drivers has been
shown to improve on-road safety and driving experiences, it remains a challenge to design …

Modern vehicles come with various advanced driving assistance systems. Today, most of
these systems are targeted at improving safety, because human error is a major cause for …

Drivers frequently experience frustration when facing traffic jams, red lights or badly
designed in-vehicle interfaces. Frustration can lead to aggressive behaviors and negative …

To realize frustration-aware in-vehicle systems based on real-time user monitoring, personal
data have to be recorded, analyzed and (potentially) stored raising data privacy concerns …