Seamless Music Control in the Car - A study of driver distraction and feature implementation
(2022) MAMM10 20212Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology
- Abstract
- This project covers the increasingly growing problem of in-car driver distraction due to infotainment systems. The purpose was to understand this topic and variables, like size and user flows, that lead to distraction and then implement a solution in Spotify ́s Apple CarPlay application. This to combat this problem by providing the user with greater usability in terms of starting music playback. A/B testing was conducted to better understand how the design changes affected user behavior and to motivate a permanent release of the feature to all users in CarPlay and other car platforms. The study of driver distraction research showed evidence that infotainment systems should have very easy navigation to reduce glancing time away from the... (More)
- This project covers the increasingly growing problem of in-car driver distraction due to infotainment systems. The purpose was to understand this topic and variables, like size and user flows, that lead to distraction and then implement a solution in Spotify ́s Apple CarPlay application. This to combat this problem by providing the user with greater usability in terms of starting music playback. A/B testing was conducted to better understand how the design changes affected user behavior and to motivate a permanent release of the feature to all users in CarPlay and other car platforms. The study of driver distraction research showed evidence that infotainment systems should have very easy navigation to reduce glancing time away from the road and in turn limit driver distraction. The implementation resulted in a feature called Spotify Tap which is a button on the Home tab. This button, when interacted with, presents the listener with a user recommended audio context. The A/B test presented valuable data that showed a decrease in Home tab user- interactions by 8%. Furthermore, it showed an overall increase of 0.25% weekly active users of Spotify in CarPlay. This increase, if rolled out to all users, would lead to an additional 70000 weekly active users. In terms of the future for the feature, more work will be done to the backend service to provide the users with a less circular audio experience and some visual elements of the future will eventually be changed to better fit an in-car implementation. (Less)
- Popular Abstract (Swedish)
- Med allt större displayer i bilar och med en mer komplex funktionalitet på dessa, har förardistraktion blivit ett växande problem. I detta arbetet studerades detta problem och funktionalitet för att minska antalet interaktioner i mediaspelaren för att starta musik implementerades. Genom användar-testande påvisades att med ett användarvänligt och smart användargränssnitt kan detta uppnås.
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- author
- Nilvéus Olofsson, Oskar LU
- supervisor
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- Åsa Ek LU
- organization
- course
- MAMM10 20212
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Driver Distraction, Automotive, Infotainment System, A/B Testing
- language
- English
- id
- 9092988
- date added to LUP
- 2022-08-15 11:34:00
- date last changed
- 2022-08-15 11:34:00
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abstract = {{This project covers the increasingly growing problem of in-car driver distraction due to infotainment systems. The purpose was to understand this topic and variables, like size and user flows, that lead to distraction and then implement a solution in Spotify ́s Apple CarPlay application. This to combat this problem by providing the user with greater usability in terms of starting music playback. A/B testing was conducted to better understand how the design changes affected user behavior and to motivate a permanent release of the feature to all users in CarPlay and other car platforms. The study of driver distraction research showed evidence that infotainment systems should have very easy navigation to reduce glancing time away from the road and in turn limit driver distraction. The implementation resulted in a feature called Spotify Tap which is a button on the Home tab. This button, when interacted with, presents the listener with a user recommended audio context. The A/B test presented valuable data that showed a decrease in Home tab user- interactions by 8%. Furthermore, it showed an overall increase of 0.25% weekly active users of Spotify in CarPlay. This increase, if rolled out to all users, would lead to an additional 70000 weekly active users. In terms of the future for the feature, more work will be done to the backend service to provide the users with a less circular audio experience and some visual elements of the future will eventually be changed to better fit an in-car implementation.}},
author = {{Nilvéus Olofsson, Oskar}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Seamless Music Control in the Car - A study of driver distraction and feature implementation}},
year = {{2022}},
}