This study proposes adopting linguistic politeness in vehicle speech interfaces, as active
communication between drivers and vehicles will become an essential part of driving with …

Conditionally Automated Driving (CAD) functions need to be carefully examined regarding
related driver attitudes such as trust and usability to increase their acceptance among future …

In automated cars social agents could facilitate trust generation. We conducted a driving
simulator study in which we manipulated the human-likeness of a spoken-dialogue system …

Autonomous vehicles use sensors and artificial intelligence to drive themselves. Surveys
indicate that people are fascinated by the idea of autonomous driving, but are hesitant to …

Recognising that one of the aims of conversation is to build, maintain and strengthen
positive relationships with others, the study explores whether passengers in an autonomous …

A driving agent can be an effective interface to interact with drivers to increase trust towards
the autonomous driving vehicle. While driving research on agent has mostly focused on the …

Automated vehicles are becoming more prominent in research and development. These
automated vehicles introduce issues that have been seen in other autonomous systems …

The use of speech has been popularised as a human-vehicle interface in the automotive
domain. While this is most often associated with alleviating concerns of driver distraction and …

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the opportunity to reduce accident and injury rates in
urban areas and improve safety for vulnerable road users (VRUs). To realize these benefits …

This study extends efforts to understand the interplay of contextual factors in the
personalization of in-vehicle voice interfaces. In particular, an online study found that neither …