In this paper, we reviewed both studies on general smart car technologies and HCI/HVI studies that were published in journals and conferences, so that we can identify the current status of research and suggest future research directions. Furthermore, we reviewed previous studies on elderly drivers as they could be the most vulnerable social group in terms of new technology acceptance. A total of 257 articles for HCI research and 45 articles for elderly drivers were selected and reviewed from 11,267 collected articles (from 2010 to 2014). According to the results, most articles were mainly related to safety and adaptive features (e.g., driver's state recognition, vehicle surrounding monitoring, driver action-suggestion), and infotainment research in terms of HCI (e.g., IT devices-vehicle interaction, vehicle-vehicle interaction) was relatively insufficient despite its high research demand. According to the results of the literature Downloaded by [New York University] at 03:59 29 July 2015 A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 2 review and technological trends analysis based on previous technical roadmaps, from HCI/HFE perspectives, research related to 'Assistance systems', 'Physiological & mental state recognition', 'Position sensor technology', 'Behavior recognition', and 'Infotainment' were suggested to HCI/HFE researchers for the further research. In particular, HCI/HFE researchers need to focus on research on acceptable levels of automation, observing new driving behaviors, investigation of driver characteristics to develop personalized services, and new technology acceptance to develop and improve smart cars in the future.