Research Article

Towards the Design of Context-Aware Adaptive User Interfaces to Minimize Drivers’ Distractions

Table 2

Snippet of different contexts and threshold values.

TermContextThreshold value

VelocityHigh speedSpeed greater or equal to 80 km/h.
Low speedSpeed is less or equal to 30 km/h.
Medium speedSpeed is between 30 km/h and 80 km/h.

LocationFamiliar locationMore than five-time visit on this road.
Little familiarMore than one-time visit last time.
NonfamiliarFirst visited road.

NoisyEnvironment is noisyIf noise is 25 decibels.

Text messagesShort messagesIf the length of the message is less than 30 characters.
Lengthy messagesIf the length of the message is greater than 30 characters.

Contact numberKnown numberIf saved in the contact list.
Unknown numberIf not saved in the contact list.

Driving statusIs drivingIf speed is ≥10 km/h or D gear is detected.
No drivingIf speed is =0 km/h or P gear is detected.