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In-Car Infotainment Glance-Time Simulator

Interactive 3D driver-distraction simulator: model a CarPlay/Android Auto touchscreen task as a sequence of eyes-off-road glances, sized by Fitts's Law, checked against the NHTSA 2-second single-glance and 12-second cumulative guidelines, with a live blind-distance-vs-obstacle collision check.

Computer Science3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted

Mobile-automotive integration — CarPlay, Android Auto, and proprietary connected-car systems — puts a phone's UI inside a moving vehicle, and every tap on that UI is a moment the driver's eyes leave the road. This simulator turns a touchscreen task into a physically grounded sequence of glances: each glance's duration comes from Fitts's Law based on the touch target size you choose, the cumulative eyes-off-road time is checked live against NHTSA's 2-second single-glance and 12-second cumulative-task guidelines, and the resulting "blind distance" (speed × time) is compared against a real gap to a vehicle ahead — close it while your eyes are still down and the task ends in a collision. Toggle voice-first interaction to see why safety guidelines push automakers toward Siri- and Assistant-driven controls instead of multi-tap menus.

⚙ Under the hood

Model a CarPlay/Android Auto touchscreen task as a sequence of eyes-off-road glances sized by Fitts's Law, checked live against the NHTSA 2-second single-glance and 12-second cumulative-time guidelines, with blind distance compared against a real gap to a vehicle ahead.

driver distractionCarPlayAndroid AutoFitts's LawHCIautomotive UX

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install