HapWheel: Bringing In-Car Controls to Driver’s Fingertips by Embedding Ubiquitous Haptic Displays into a Steering Wheel

In-vehicle Performance and Distraction for Midair and Touch Directional Gestures

“…Likely due to familiarity and the manufacturing economy, a touchscreen is commonly used for primary input, but this means the driver has to momentarily redirect their visual focus away from the roadway [25]. Speech control [2,7] and steering wheel buttons [13,29] are potential eyes-free alternatives, but they have limitations. For instance, speech can be slow and unreliable, especially in loud environments, and it can disturb passengers [7,15].…”