Advances in human aspects of road and rail transportation Front Cover Table of Contents Section I: Design of Driver Vehicle Systems Interaction 1. Evaluation of a contact analogue head up display for highly automated driving 2. Optimized combination of operating modalities and menu tasks for the interaction between driver and infotainment system using a touchpad with haptic feedback 3. A review of HMI issues experienced by early adopters of low carbon vehicles 4. The error prevention effects and mechanisms of pointing 5. Implementation and evaluation of lane departure warning and assistance systems 6. On learning characteristics of automotive integrated switch system using face direction 7. Focusing on drivers opinions and road safety impact of Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) 8. Speed vs. acceleration advice for advisory cooperative driving 9. LDW or rumble strips in unintentional lane departures: Driver acceptance and performance 10. Human factors in a compact mobile workspace: A case study of patrol vehicles 11. Modular dashboard for flexible in car HMI testing 12. Impact of feedback torque level on perceived comfort and control in steer by wire systems 13. Automotive speech interfaces: Concepts for a better user experience 14. Remote target detection using an unmanned vehicle: Contribution of telepresence features 15. Optimizing the design of driver support: Applying human cognition as a design feature 16. Dictating and editing short texts while driving 17. User adaptation in automotive environments 18. Traffic light assistant &amp #8211 Evaluation of information presentation 19. Using communication research for cultural variability in HMI design 20. Language models for text messaging based on driving workload 21. Turn by turn navigation guidance for complex interactions.