Abstract: This paper presents the principle of the design of the “intelligent core ” of next generation driver vehicle interaction systems towards the objective to obtain a safe and sustainable mobility. Mobility in the future has to be characterised by a reduction both in number and in severity of accidents, has to facilitate the movement of every user and should be promoted towards “intermodality ” to reduce traffic congestion and optimise travel planning. This causes an increasing demand for on board information systems. These needs together with the demand for new in-vehicle support and services and the users ’ expectation to be connected to their own personal information systems is increasing the amount of interaction of the driver with the systems inside the vehicle thus raising the potential risk of driver’s distraction and fatigue which are among the main causes of road accidents. Copyright C 2005 IFAC

managed by a core group with the participation of both the industry (Bosch, CRF, PSA, and BMW) and the academia (ICCS, TNO, Joint Research Centre). The main objective of the SP3 and the paper is the design and development of an innovative adaptive integrated human-machine interface for driver assistance, information and nomad systems. To address this objective different modules are described which monitor in real time the driver, the environment and the vehicle and to which the HMI is adapted. The information data flow, the communications and the interaction is ensured by a dedicated centralized module, namely the Interaction and Communication Assistant (ICA), which is considered as the main innovation and is

WATCH-OVER is a European Specific Targeted project co-funded by the European Commission Information Society and Media within the initiatives of the cooperative systems for traffic safety and efficiency based on communication and sensor technologies. The project, supported by EUCAR and coordinated by Centro Ricerche Fiat, includes in its consortium vehicle and motorcycle makers, technology, automotive suppliers and research centres for the design, development and testing phase. The main goal of the WATCH-OVER project is to avoid road accidents that involve vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists. The innovative system concept, presented in this paper, will be represented by the cooperation of an on-board platform and a vulnerable user module. It is based on the interaction between an in-vehicle unit and users’ devices that will allow all road users to take an active part in traffic in urban and extra-urban areas. For that reason the WATCH-OVER project carries out research and development activities in order to design and develop an efficient system for accident prevention.

In AI, different bionic inspired theories on memory have gained ground. On the one hand neuronal networks are often used to realize learning systems. On the other hand psychology influences engineers by introducing the models of implicit and explicit memory. While neurology leaves out the question how mental functions emerge out of the brain structure, psychology classifies information but does not make a statement on its structure. This article presents a psychoanalytic inspired approach on information representation introduced within the ARS project. A short overview on the ARS model is given and the psychoanalytic theory behind information representation is presented. The developed technical concept is introduced and a use case for testing the model is defined.

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We would like to thank Roemer Alfelor, the FHWA Project Manager, for his continued support and guidance during this project. We also would like to thank James Colyar, Paul Pisano, Pat Kennedy, and Grant Zammit of FHWA, as well as Lynette Goodwin and Andrew Stern of Mitretek for their comments, suggestions, and guidance during this project. This report is based upon work supported by the Federal Highway Administration under contract number DTFH61-01-C00181. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommenda-tions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Highway Administration. Notice This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The U.S. Government assumes no liability for the use of the information contained in this document. This report does not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The U.S. Government does not endorse products of manufacturers. Trademarks or manufacturers ’ names appear in this report only because they are considered essential to the

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ISIS supports EU policies with Systems orienter! research in areas where safety and security are of concern. Its prime objectives are to develop techniques for the assessment of risk in complex Systems and to apply information, communication and engineering technologies for improving their reliability, safety and security. **** * Institute for Systems, Informelle * and Safer/ EAM 2000