Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-Based Novice Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Status: CompleteReport Date: 04/29/2011 Summary: Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of teen fatalities. A Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) was developed by the ITS Institute that can allow parents to accurately monitor their teen's driving behavior in relation to known risk factors and Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) provisions. The TDSS, based on a teen's smart phone, provides real-time, contextual in-vehicle feedback to the teen about his or her driving behavior and helps parents monitor certain known risk factors. A usability review of the prototype TDSS using 30 parent-teen dyads from Washington Country, MN, found that teens and parents held favorable opinions about most of the TDSS functions. Final Deliverables: Usability Evaluation of a Smart Phone-Based Novice Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) (Report #2011-13) Improving the Safety of Teen Drivers with Monitoring Technologies (Research Summary) Related Materials: App developed at University of Minnesota alerts teens, parents to risky driving (News/Publication Article) Tattle app: U of M's phone app warns parents about risky teen driving (News/Publication Article) Driving too fast? Your cell phone will text your mom (News/Publication Article) U Develops Smart Phone App For Teen Drivers (News/Publication Article) U of M device texts parents when teen drivers misbehave (News/Publication Article) Teen Driver Support System Helps Reduce Risky Driving Behavior (Blog Post) Related Research: Effectiveness of Teenage Driver Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure Teen Driver Support System (TDSS) Field Operational Test Effectiveness of Teenage Driver Support System (TDSS) on Reducing Traffic Violation Behaviors for Teenage Drivers at the Early Time of Licensure