Hand Over, Move Over, Take Over - What Automotive Developers Have to Consider Furthermore for Driver’s Take-Over

Autonomous driving allows for the first time from a legal point of view to permanently pursue non-driving related tasks. While during highly automated driving (SAE Level 3) the driver must be constantly ready to take over, this is no longer the case in fully automated mode (SAE Level 4). Nevertheless, there will be situations in which take-over is required. The take-over situations in Level 4 will be more complex, since more activities will be permitted. Automobile manufacturers must ensure a safe take-over process with the aid of appropriate vehicle interior design. With the help of the HoMoTo-approach presented here, takeover scenarios can be broken down into substeps and fixed time values can be assigned to the individual movement sequences using the Methods-Time-Management technique. Two examples show that the application of this method is suitable for optimizing the take-over process, however further adjustments to the procedure are necessary in order to obtain valid results.