personalDash: First Steps Towards User-controlled Personalization of 3D Dashboards with Mobile Devices

In the sharing-economy, users do not necessarily own a car but use commercial services to rent a car according to their needs, requirements, and liking. To provide the best driving experience and safety, it is necessary that they understand the car and its functionality. Assuming that future vehicles will facilitate mostly screens for information presentation, a possible way to foster this understanding is by remote user-controlled dashboard personalization. By that, users can design a layout according to their individual preferences prior to the drive and by that, use a familiar looking dashboard. Main contributions of this work are (1) first design guidelines for mobile applications allowing personalization of dashboards and (2) information on users views regarding dashboard personalization. Results of a design workshop with usability experts and a follow-up usability study show that user-controlled personalization has potential and our design guidelines provide a valid foundation for future research.