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Ford “the Contract”

A living negotiation of the roles and responsibilities of vehicle co-pilots (People + Automated Driving System). It rethinks the transitional space of semi-autonomy as working together.

The Team

Principal Investigators

Don Norman

Project Head

Colleen Emmenegger

Funded By

Ford University Research Program

What’s the contract?

The contract is a living negotiation of the roles and responsibilities of co-pilots (people + vehicle). It rethinks the transitional space of semi-autonomy as “working together.”

Exploring the paperless, dynamic relationship.​

The contract is a living negotiation of the roles and responsibilities of co-pilots (people + vehicle). It rethinks the transitional space of semi-autonomy as “working together”.
Questions to Investigate
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Project Approaches

Literature Research

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Exploration

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Collaboration with Ford

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Current Status​
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A place where interdisciplinary teams of students, faculty and affiliated researchers explore the future of mobility and healthcare through a unique combination of People-Centered Design, Distributed Cognition and Pragmatic Speculative Design.

Automation Playground
UCSD Design Lab
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
cemmenegger@ucsd.edu