Driver Attention Monitoring and Vehicle Sound Interaction: Experimental Evaluation

Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) enhance safety through Driver Monitoring Systems (DMS) and effective in-vehicle communication. Vision-based DMS, relying on gaze and facial cues, can detect distraction or drowsiness, while vehicle sound interaction delivers non-intrusive auditory warnings without distracting the driver. This work presents an integrated system combining head-pose-based visual distraction monitoring with spatial auditory interaction. In its current implementation, the DMS estimates overt visual distraction from calibrated head orientation in a real in-vehicle setting. The sound interaction module delivers directional auditory warnings, employing spatialization techniques, including binaural rendering and crosstalk cancellation. Experimental evaluations support the feasibility of the presented system.