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The driver display will receive data from the Telemetry Pi, which will allow us to display unique information such as the ‘recommended speed’ that Strategy will be modeling.

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💼 Problem

The task of HMI designers is to ensure high usability, low distraction, and high user acceptance. And the HMI design principles listed below can help achieve the perfect balance of these criteria. 

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  • To create an interface that will cater and will be intuitive to both the typical everyday driver and driver for MS XIV.

  • To design a reliable system, which in turn will reduce the required level of attention so the driver may focus on the road ahead of them while driving for long periods

🗓 Timeline

The driver display was tackled during 3 separate terms, the first two of which will be referred to as ‘early iterations.’ This timeline focuses on the latest iteration.

  • Site map (mapping out information architecture)

  • Phase

    Description

    Deadline

    Research

    Design

    Learn about the current architecture of the Driver Display from the Firmware team!

    • Competitive analysis of other driver displays

    • Host platform options

    Planning

    2 weeks

    Planning

    Create a clear plan of action before starting any designing!

    1 week

    Design I

    Design the best driver display!

    • Visual Design Guidelines

      • Colours

      • Typography

    • Lowmid-fi mockups

      • Preference Testing

    • High-fi mockups

      • Accessibility Check (colour contrast checks)

    3 weeks

    Test I

    Collect feedback and opinions about the design

    1 week

    Design II

    Apply the feedback received during Test I and improve our designs!

    • High-fi mockup iterations

    • Assets

      • symbols + all states

    3 weeks

    Handoff

    Pull all assets and documentation together for easy access for developers.

    • Feature Breakdown Diagram

    • Documentation of specific interactions/transitions

    • Final style

    1 week

    📚 Current State / Next Steps

    • The design is almost complete, with a few small features to be tweaked and added

    • Strategy developers have started working on the front-end in Flutter while Avery from Firmware, is handling the Firmware side of things

    📚 Resources