Superior side sound localisation performance in a full-chassis driving simulator.

Alerts presented through the auditory modality improve drivers' crash avoidance performance in driving simulations, but drivers' ability to accurately localise the source of the auditory alerts is understudied. Because the results of driving simulation studies may hinge on assumptions that sound locations are accurately perceived by drivers, this study used a sound localisation task in a full-chassis driving simulator. Twenty-nine participants engaged in a sound localisation task while seated in the driving simulator.

Gaze behavior during navigation with reduced acuity.

Navigating unfamiliar indoor spaces while visually searching for objects of interest is a challenge faced by people with visual impairment. We asked how restricting visual acuity of normally sighted subjects would affect visual search and navigation in a real world environment, and how their performance would compare to subjects with naturally occurring low vision. Two experiments were conducted.