Given the fact that the driving task will remarkably change by the increase of assistance and information systems in the future innovative display technologies play a central role for the ergonomic realization of the driver vehicle interaction. Increasing assistance and even automation of the driving task do not lead to a decrease or disappearance of visual information but instead request new and in some cases revolutionary concepts to close the loop between driver, vehicle and traffic environment. Augmenting information in contact analog head-up-displays for navigation and driver assistance is a very promising approach. Replacement of mirrors via camera monitor systems is a further example. Free programmable cluster instruments in combination with HUD promise to resolve the problem of information density produced by an increasing amount of ADAS and IVIS functionality. The driving task is by its nature very visual, therefore the integration of additional visual information needs specific care. Relevant requirements are compiled in ISO 15008 and guidelines like ESOP. From an ergonomic point of view the potential offered by innovative display technologies is huge. In many cases the solutions cited above show high potential for an ageing driver population and its visual limitations to ensure a safe and comfortable individual mobility. But for an efficient usage ergonomic rules and guidelines are necessary to avoid driver distraction and ensure readability and intuitive usage of these systems that are remarkable change for drivers that are suited to optical mirrors and static mechanical cluster instruments. In the following the UR:BAN MMI strategy shows an example how to formulate ergonomic guidelines for the integration of different display technologies. Furthermore the potential of digital human model RAMSIS cognitive for the early development phase of a camera-monitor system to replace the mirror will be shown. Finally the integration of augmenting information in a contact analogue head-up-display will be discussed from an ergonomic point of view.     «

Given the fact that the driving task will remarkably change by the increase of assistance and information systems in the future innovative display technologies play a central role for the ergonomic realization of the driver vehicle interaction. Increasing assistance and even automation of the driving task do not lead to a decrease or disappearance of visual information but instead request new and in some cases revolutionary concepts to close the loop between driver, vehicle and traffic environme...     »