FAUN - Control System

Automotive projects, Machines, Industrial technology

HMI design for FAUN garbage trucks

All central vehicle functions on one display in the drivers cab:
For the FAUN Control System, BUSSE developed a user-centered HMI concept for a 12.3-inch touch display. It combines cameras, assistance systems, and body functions directly at the drivers workplace – for a clear, safe, and internationally understandable operation in the demanding working environment of modern refuse collection vehicles.

Two digital displays showing vehicle control interfaces with live camera views and options like

Initial situation & challenge

Complex technology. Little time. High responsibility.

In the use of waste collection vehicles, drivers and loaders must react correctly in seconds. Camera images, assistance systems, chassis functions, and body controls operate simultaneously – often under time pressure, in darkness, and in tight urban streets.

The challenge: From many individual functions, a central operating concept should emerge that reduces cognitive load, prioritizes safety-relevant information, and remains intuitively understandable during ongoing operations.

Procedure

Human Centered Design – developed close to real operations

BUSSE developed the HMI concept according to the Human Centered Design Process: understand, structure, design, test, and iteratively improve.

For this purpose, the team analyzed real work situations directly on site. Our UX and HMI designers accompanied shifts in darkness, under time pressure, and in narrow streets to understand the usage context, operating routines, and critical decision moments.

Based on these insights, information architecture, operating logic, initial wireframes, and interactive click dummies were created. The concepts were iteratively tested and further developed with real users.

Solution

A clear operating logic for live operation

The new HMI concept is based on a clear 2-level logic:

Level 1 supports live operation.
Camera images, assistance displays, and central functions remain visible and quickly accessible at all times.

Level 2 bundles deeper settings.
System configurations and rarely used functions consciously recede into the background during driving and charging operations.

A high-contrast UI design, a language-neutral icon world, and a consistent design system create orientation, recognizability, and international understandability. This results in an interface that represents complex vehicle functions in a reduced manner, without losing important information.

A touchscreen display showing a rearview camera image of a street with vehicles and a worker, alongside controls for a garbage trucks emptying function.

Two tablets displaying interface settings and superstructure configuration for a vehicle, with buttons for personalizing and adjusting settings.

Result & Value

+More Safety: BirdView surround view and AI object recognition (FAUN-AI Cube) prevent accidents in the maneuvering area.

+ Clear Operating Logic: Situational menu guidance reduces distraction. Lights, tipper, and chassis remain within reach.

+ Higher Efficiency: Shorter response times and fewer operating errors under stress.

+ One Platform: All subsystems and assistance displays on a central display.

Complex technology. Easy to use.

“BUSSE is our design game-changer for piste vehicles! Your UI/UX team raises not only the icons and layout but the entire user experience to a new level. Clear operation makes every ride a pleasure. Reliable by our side from development to series production.” PRINOTH

To the project

Our skills

UX design

Design system / styleguide

User interface design

Usability Testing

Icon design

User-centered design process

Clickdummy

Brand design

Your contact person

Evamaria Plehn, Head of Industrial UX & HMI Design

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