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Abstract：
The paper evaluates the DARS Traffic Plus mobile application within a realistic driving simulator environment to assess its impact on driving safety and user experience, particularly focusing on the Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). The study is positioned within the broader context of integrating mobile technology in vehicular environments to enhance road safety by informing drivers about potential hazards in real time. A combination of experimental methods was employed, including a standardised user experience questionnaire (meCUE 2.0), measuring quantitative driving parameters and eye-tracking data within a driving simulator, and post-experiment interviews. The results indicate that the mobile application significantly improved drivers\' safety perception, particularly when notifications about hazardous locations were received. Notifications displayed at the top of the mobile screen with auditory cues were deemed most effective. The study concludes that mobile applications like DARS Traffic Plus can play a crucial role in enhancing road safety by effectively communicating hazards to drivers, thereby potentially reducing road accidents and improving overall traffic safety. Screen viewing was kept below the safety threshold, affirming the app\'s efficacy in delivering crucial information without distraction. These findings support the integration of C-ITS functionalities into mobile applications as a means to augment older vehicle technologies and extend the safety benefits to a broader user base.
摘要：
本文在现实的驾驶模拟器环境中评估了DARSTrafficPlus移动应用程序，以评估其对驾驶安全和用户体验的影响，特别关注合作智能运输系统(C-ITS)。这项研究是在更广泛的背景下进行的，即在车辆环境中集成移动技术，以通过实时告知驾驶员潜在危险来增强道路安全性。采用了多种实验方法，包括标准化的用户体验问卷(meCUE2.0)，在驾驶模拟器中测量定量驾驶参数和眼睛跟踪数据，和实验后的采访。结果表明，移动应用程序显着改善了驾驶员的安全感知，特别是当收到关于危险地点的通知时。在移动屏幕顶部显示的带有听觉提示的通知被认为是最有效的。该研究得出的结论是，像DARSTrafficPlus这样的移动应用程序可以通过有效地向驾驶员传达危险，在增强道路安全方面发挥关键作用，从而潜在地减少道路交通事故并提高整体交通安全。屏幕观看保持在安全阈值以下，确认该应用程序在不分心地提供关键信息方面的功效。这些发现支持将C-ITS功能集成到移动应用程序中，以增强较旧的车辆技术并将安全优势扩展到更广泛的用户群。
