AVs in HCI Education : Developing HCI Education for Automated and Connected Transport Systems

Automated vehicles (AVs) have recently risen as one of the focus areas in HCI. To provide HCI educators insights on the key issues of what kind of knowledge and core skills are needed among the HCI experts in the future, we present learning objectives related to transportation systems, sustainable development, ethical issues and legislation, vehicle, and AI (Artificial Intelligence) technology. This poster presents an ongoing curriculum development for university students in the domain of automated and connected transport for sustainable cities. We conducted 32 thematic interviews during the year 2021 in Finland among the AV experts. The participants were selected with the snowball method. The outcomes highlight the core skills and basic knowledge in traffic systems, sustainable development, ethical issues and legislation and Vehicle and AI technology. In addition, we suggest an introductory course content description for HCI educators.