Background:
As the development of Generative AI technology continues to progress, the opportunity for innovation with AI in the form of user interfaces, products and services within vehicles is expanding. Furthermore, automobiles are undergoing major transformations in design due to changes in the underlying technology resulting in evolved user needs, behaviors, activities and aspirations. This workshop is aimed at providing the participants hands-on experience of designing novel Generative AI interfaces for vehicles.

 

While working on the design challenge as the connecting thread, we will introduce and weave together modules of knowledge domains focusing on Human-centered design, Ethical and Responsible behavior, and Autonomy in vehicles. Participants will learn about and engage collaboratively in employing design methods such as Co-creation using Activity Canvases, Enactment, Wizard of Oz, Bodystorming and inter-group discussion. As the outcome, we aim to publish participant’s design concepts as a booklet and a research paper, and seek new research collaborations.

Goal:
The goal of the workshop is to identify design innovation opportunities and explore the design of novel Generative AI user interfaces, products and services for automobiles, while providing the participants an opportunity to gain topical knowledge and hands-on experience of using relevant design methods and tools.

Objectives:

(1) To identify new concepts and applications for Generative AI User interfaces in automobiles

(2) To identify new forms of Human-AI interactions, roles, and relationships in the context of vehicles

(3) To identify opportunities and challenges in designing Generative AI interfaces to mediate in-vehicle human activities at various levels of vehicular autonomy (0 to 5).

(4) To identify ethical challenges in incorporating Generative AI in Vehicles.