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An End-to-End System for Culturally-Attuned Driving Feedback using a Dual-Component NLG Engine

Computation and Language 2025-09-08 v1

Abstract

This paper presents an end-to-end mobile system that delivers culturally-attuned safe driving feedback to drivers in Nigeria, a low-resource environment with significant infrastructural challenges. The core of the system is a novel dual-component Natural Language Generation (NLG) engine that provides both legally-grounded safety tips and persuasive, theory-driven behavioural reports. We describe the complete system architecture, including an automatic trip detection service, on-device behaviour analysis, and a sophisticated NLG pipeline that leverages a two-step reflection process to ensure high-quality feedback. The system also integrates a specialized machine learning model for detecting alcohol-influenced driving, a key local safety issue. The architecture is engineered for robustness against intermittent connectivity and noisy sensor data. A pilot deployment with 90 drivers demonstrates the viability of our approach, and initial results on detected unsafe behaviours are presented. This work provides a framework for applying data-to-text and AI systems to achieve social good.

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@article{arxiv.2509.04478,
  title  = {An End-to-End System for Culturally-Attuned Driving Feedback using a Dual-Component NLG Engine},
  author = {Iniakpokeikiye Peter Thompson and Yi Dewei and Reiter Ehud},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.04478},
  year   = {2025}
}

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The paper has 5 figures and 1 table

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