HappyRouting: Learning Emotion-Aware Route Trajectories for Scalable In-The-Wild Navigation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.15695v1
• Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 16:44:17 GMT
• Title: HappyRouting: Learning Emotion-Aware Route Trajectories for Scalable In-The-Wild Navigation
• Authors: David Bethge, Daniel Bulanda, Adam Kozlowski, Thomas Kosch, Albrecht Schmidt, Tobias Grosse-Puppendahl
• Abstract summary: We present HappyRouting, a novel navigation-based empathic car interface guiding drivers through real-world traffic while evoking positive emotions. Our contribution is a machine learning-based generated emotion map layer, predicting emotions along routes based on static and dynamic contextual data. We discuss how emotion-based routing can be integrated into navigation apps, promoting emotional well-being for mobility use.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Routes represent an integral part of triggering emotions in drivers. Navigation systems allow users to choose a navigation strategy, such as the fastest or shortest route. However, they do not consider the driver's emotional well-being. We present HappyRouting, a novel navigation-based empathic car interface guiding drivers through real-world traffic while evoking positive emotions. We propose design considerations, derive a technical architecture, and implement a routing optimization framework. Our contribution is a machine learning-based generated emotion map layer, predicting emotions along routes based on static and dynamic contextual data. We evaluated HappyRouting in a real-world driving study (N=13), finding that happy routes increase subjectively perceived valence by 11% (p=.007). Although happy routes take 1.25 times longer on average, participants perceived the happy route as shorter, presenting an emotion-enhanced alternative to today's fastest routing mechanisms. We discuss how emotion-based routing can be integrated into navigation apps, promoting emotional well-being for mobility use.

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