30 Credits - UX/UI Support for Improved Drivability: A Study on Driver-Vehicle System Interaction

Scania is a leading innovator in the automotive industry, committed to revolutionizing the way we design and develop vehicles. We are now looking for two enthusiastic master students that would like to be a part of our journey within smart vehicle functions.  If this seems interesting, we want you to be a part of this journey!

Background
One of Scania’s key priorities is driving the shift towards sustainable transport, which we do through research, innovation and development.
At our department within R&D we develop future solutions for both electrified and conventional powertrains. We investigate how different powertrains influence complete vehicle behaviour, performance and user experience. Taking actions towards comprehending and capturing customer needs for performance and usability throughout the transport mission is one of our main tasks.

Description
Within our team we are now starting up our work within the field of user experience (UX) connected to usability and drivability in the context of executing a transport mission between point a and b. 
We are looking for two engaged and creative students for a thesis work in the field of User Experience (UX) Design. The thesis will be linked to our team as well as corresponding property managers and will be ongoing for a period of 6 months.

Goal
The goal of the thesis is to investigate and propose improvements for the interaction between driver and system/vehicle. This includes for example:

• State of the art research (literature study and study visits)
• User research to understand challenges for different applications and drive cases
  • Define drive situations connected to above challenges – e.g., difficult ambient conditions and/or transport mission e.g., construction, snow ploughing, road grading
  • Interview/ride with the above drive situations/applications
• Explore AR-based (Augmented Reality) functionality or similar and propose concepts that can help the driver to handle challenging situations
• Demonstrate the proposed concept/-s

Your profile
We are looking for two self-reliant, enterprising thesis students studying M.Sc. within a relevant field with an interest in vehicle development.

Time plan
The project is planned to take 20 weeks and will preferably be started at the beginning of 2025.

Contact person and supervisor
Daniel Ståhl, supervisor, 08-55389380, daniel.stahl@scania.com
Martin Berglund, supervisor, 08-55385778, martin.berglund@scania.com
Michael Larsson-Esko, manager, 08-55380954, michael.larsson.esko@scania.com

Application
Your application should contain a covering letter, CV and transcripts. We conduct interviews on an ongoing basis and may close the recruitment process earlier than the specified date.

A background check may be conducted for this position. 
 

Thesis work regarding user experience (UX), within the scope of driveability / usability. I.e. how our BEV trucks are perceived by our customers (the driver).