In-Car UCS

Global Systems for Telematics

External homepage: http://www.gstforum.org

Global Systems for Telematics
Overview
The GST project is an EU-funded IP-project coordinated by Ertico. The project consists of seven test sites where the Viktoria Institute is a member of the Gothenburg test site. Our participation is also co-funded by Västra Götalandsregionen. Other actors at the Gothenburg Test Site are Swedish Road Authority (SRA), WirelessCar, Gatespace Telematics, Appello and Volvo (Test Site Leader).
Development
Viktoria Institute's participation in the GST project focuses on mobile device integration and prototyping of the concept In-Car Ubiquitous Computing Support. Our systems developers have adopted the OSGi framework as a platform for mobile device integration and future telematic services. Try out a limited version of our conceptual demo here.
 
By connecting wirelessly to a mobile device, the driver can easily read text messages, listen to music and monitor traffic through the in-car interface.    Text to speech ability allows the user to keep focus on the road while text messages are being read out loud.
Besides enabling remote access to the nomadic device, the prototype also supports contextually-adapted presentation of broadcasted traffic information. When messages are received, it will affect the driver’s interaction possibilities with the system. To avoid unnecessary driver distraction the car interface handles the incoming information in a consistent and comprehendible way. The focus at broadcasting of standardized traffic information is emphasized within the Safety Channel (a GST sub-project).
 
A broadcasted traffic message blocks the in-car HMI and is read out loud using Text-To-Speak (TTS) functionality.
A broadcasted traffic message blocks the in-car HMI and is read out loud using Text-To-Speak (TTS) functionality.