Towards Future Interior Concepts

Working and being productive while commuting and travelling is a promising use case for automated and autonomous vehicles. Whereas different concepts have already been proposed how future interior concepts can support in-car work, user requirements for this use case were not investigated in detail. An online survey with n = 618 participants from all age groups between 18 and 65 years was used to investigate users' perception and requirements for doing work in an autonomous, on-demand vehicle. The results show a high acceptability for the possibility to work during travel time. Many users expect that the vehicle provides infrastructure and equipment for working to be used with a mobile device. Privacy options are an important aspect for user satisfaction and should be considered for the design of shared vehicles. Based on the results, interior concepts supporting in-car work can be conceptualized and investigated in further research.