{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260101386"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260101386","attributes":{"code":"DE260101386","administering-organisation":"The University of Sydney","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Sydney","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-03-11","anticipated-end-date":"2029-03-10","grant-summary":"A Rapid Design Toolkit for Context-Aware External Human-Machine Interfaces. This project will develop a toolkit to help designers co-design and evaluate context-aware external human-machine interface (eHMI) prototypes, enabling autonomous vehicles to communicate safely with pedestrians in diverse urban environments. The toolkit will combine a taxonomy of pedestrian behaviours and environmental contexts, a co-design interface for rapidly prototyping eHMIs, and an immersive simulator for testing designs in realistic scenarios. This research will provide a structured process for developing adaptable eHMIs, supporting safer, more inclusive public spaces and ensuring autonomous vehicles deployed in Australia meet the needs of all pedestrians.","funding-current":508583.00,"funding-at-announcement":504624,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Callum","familyName":"Parker","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-2173-9213 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Callum","familyName":"Parker","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0002-2173-9213 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Sydney","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Sydney","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":true,"code":"3303","name":"Design","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"330310","name":"Interaction and Experience Design","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"460806","name":"Human-Computer Interaction","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"220407","name":"Human-Computer Interaction","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["Korea, Republic of (South)","New Zealand","Vietnam"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"This project will enhance pedestrian safety and support Australia’s transition to autonomous vehicles (AVs) by developing a toolkit for designing and evaluating context-aware external human-machine interfaces (eHMIs) - the communication systems AVs use to signal their intent to pedestrians. With no domestic car manufacturing industry, Australia will rely on foreign AVs that may not account for the unique features of Australian cities, infrastructure, and pedestrian behaviours. This project ensures AV technologies can be adapted to local needs, making them safer and more intuitive for all contexts and pedestrians within them.\n\nThe research directly supports National Science and Research Priorities, particularly Priority 2: Supporting healthy and thriving communities by improving pedestrian safety and contributing to the development of inclusive transport systems, and Priority 5: Building a secure and resilient nation by strengthening transport infrastructure to handle emerging technologies. Safer AV-pedestrian communication reduces accidents, builds public trust in autonomous vehicles, and supports evidence-based policy and urban planning decisions. The project will also strengthen Australia’s international standing in future transport innovation by providing a methodology and knowledge base that can be applied to cities worldwide, ensuring AV technologies are responsive to local cultural, environmental, and pedestrian needs."}}}