Driver training system using heads-up display augmented reality graphics elements

A driving cue adherence controller for use with an associated driver training system in an associated vehicle, the driving cue adherence controller comprising at least one processor configured to:

• receive inputs related to an operational state of the associated vehicle and an environment surrounding the associated vehicle;
• receive inputs related to a driving cue presented to a driver of the associated vehicle as an augmented reality graphic element that instructs a driving behavior;
• continuously determine a current level of adherence to the driving cue presented to the driver based on the received inputs of the operational state of the associated vehicle, the environment surrounding the associated vehicle, and the driving cue presented to the associated vehicle;
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• continuously determine an aggregate level of adherence to the driving cue based on the continuously determined current level of adherence to the driving cue over a predetermined time period.

A driver training method, comprising:

• presenting a driving cue which instructs a driving behavior to a driver as an augmented reality graphic element through a heads-up display device;
• continuously determining a current level of adherence to the driving cue presented to the driver by monitoring a variance between the driving behavior instructed by the driving cue and an actual driving behavior;
• continuously determining an aggregate level of adherence to the driving cue presented to the driver based on the current level of adherence to the driving cue determined over a predetermined time period;
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• presenting the aggregate level of adherence to the driving cue to the driver as an augmented reality graphic element separate from the driving cue through the heads-up display device.